Liberals Plunge Canada Into Black Hole of Debt: Lukiwski
Tom Lukiwski, Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan has condemned the federal budget as “an exercise in deficit spending on a near apocalyptic scale.”
“We all still remember when we thought a $20 billion Liberal deficit was terrible. Now, Chrystia Freeland is bragging because the deficit was ‘only’ $354 billion when it was expected to be much higher,” Lukiwski said.
Lukiwski observed that paying down the national debt would now become a multi-generational task.
“Under the Liberals, addressing the public debt has been pushed so far into the future that, at this point, it has become a science fiction concept. It is literally the case, without exaggeration, that people will be living on Mars before Canada starts to make significant progress on paying down its public debt.” Lukiwski acknowledged that much of the spending was necessary to address the urgent needs of the COVID-19 pandemic but noted that the Liberals’ skewed priorities meant that even this was less effective than it should have been. “Trudeau had a billion dollars to spend on a program to encourage student volunteerism through the WE charity scandal but has spent little on building domestic vaccine production that would have helped us return to normal faster. Likewise, the air transportation has been left to drown in debt while other countries have supported theirs.”
While Lukiwski said he supports measures to restart the economy, he felt the budget was driven more by Liberal ideology than by economic pragmatism. “Average Canadians understand that, if you personally go deep into debt, it’s just common sense that you have to prioritize and make sacrifices. If you are paying off student loans, it might be nice to have a new car, but you know you can’t afford it. The Liberals have gone in the opposite direction. Yes, there is no question that affordable daycare would be an important benefit for many working families. Maybe some day, when we return to surplus budgets, we can think about it. But now, when we’re drowning in pandemic debt, is this the right time to add on more social programs and ideologically-driven green economy initiatives?”
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