Poilievre blasts Carney over budget deficit, spending in free-market speech
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Poilievre delivered his address to a business crowd at the Economic Club of Canada, a few blocks away from the Canadian Club Toronto — where Carney was promoting his budget.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needled Prime Minister Mark Carney over the size of the federal deficit Friday in a speech offering his critique of the Liberal budget tabled on Nov. 4.
Poilievre delivered his address to a business crowd at the Economic Club of Canada, a few blocks away from the Canadian Club Toronto — where Carney was outlining the vision behind his federal budget at the same time.
Poilievre’s speech, which repurposed some proposals from the Conservative election campaign in the spring, largely championed a free-market ethos.
“What you really have as a difference between us, between the Carney Liberals and the Poilievre Conservatives, is this: They believe in adding new obstacles for all of you, and then asking you to go to them and ask for a handout to help you get over those same obstacles,” he said.
“When, in fact, we should do none of the above. We should get out of the way and off your back.”
The leader of the Official Opposition blasted the budget’s projection of a $78.3 billion deficit for this year, calling it the largest ever put on the backs of Canadian taxpayers.
The Liberals presented their budget Tuesday as a plan to spend less and invest more in the face of U.S. tariffs. After taking Ottawa’s cost savings goals into account, the budget proposes nearly $90 billion in new spending over five years, much of it focused on capital creation.
Poilievre called out Carney’s approach to debt.
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