ANALYSIS | Mark Carney lays out his plan for 'the biggest crisis of our lifetimes' | CBC News

CBC - 20/04
Liberal Leader Mark Carney framed his fiscal and spending plan on Saturday in terms of a crisis. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed it as a 'spending bonanza' that Canada can't afford.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney framed his fiscal and spending plan on Saturday in terms of a crisis — "the biggest crisis of our lifetimes," as he put it.

The United States is attacking Canada's economy and threatening Canadian sovereignty. The American president is "trying to fundamentally restructure the international trading system" and, in doing so, is "rupturing the global economy."

"And to succeed in a crisis, you have to act with overwhelming force," Carney said at an announcement in Ontario. "In a crisis … the private sector retreats, and government needs to step up. Government must lead and catalyze private investment."

A little while later, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appeared at his own announcement in British Columbia, where he dismissed Carney's plan as a "spending bonanza" that Canada can't afford.

"Mark Carney launched his platform today, announcing $130 billion in new inflationary spending," Poilievre said.

WATCH | Liberal Leader Mark Carney unveils full party platform:

Liberal platform promises $130B in new measures over 4 years

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Liberal Leader Mark Carney announced on Saturday his election platform includes $130 billion in new measures over the next four years that, when combined with existing spending, will add $225 billion to the federal debt.

The questions of exactly how much federal spending has contributed to inflation in Canada, and...
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