Chilliwack/Hope – Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack—Hope, will not support the latest Liberal budget, which was tabled in Ottawa on Tuesday.
“This budget will drive up the cost of living for every Canadian—on food, on homes, and on everything else Canadians buy.
“Mark Carney broke every promise he made just six short months ago:
- He promised to keep the deficit at $62 billion—it is now $78 billion.
- He promised to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio—he is raising both it and inflation.
- He promised to spend less—but he is spending $90 billion more: $5,400 in additional inflationary spending per household.
- He promised to help municipalities cut their homebuilding taxes in half—but this costly budget breaks that promise. Higher housing costs are the price of this Prime Minister.
- He promised more investment: the budget reveals investment is collapsing.
“The budget forces Canadians to spend more on debt interest than on healthcare transfers and more than the government collects in the GST. Every dollar the Liberals collect in the GST goes to bankers and bondholders, not doctors and nurses.
“Conservatives called on the Liberals to table an affordable budget for an affordable life, however, this Liberal budget offers massive deficits and fails to deliver measures to make life more affordable for Canadians, and Conservatives can’t support it.”
