Liberal House leader Steve MacKinnon signalled Tuesday that he’s concerned the government’s budget might not get support from the opposition benches, while at the same time dismissing some demands other parties have laid out.

On Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney saying he wants to see an “affordable budget” that includes broad tax cuts and keeping the deficit under $42 billion.

Meanwhile, the Bloc Québécois has said they have six key priorities for the budget including: an increase to the federal health transfer to the provinces, new infrastructure investments, an expansion of the rapid housing initiative, interest-free loans for first-time homebuyers and boosting Old Age Security (OAS) payments for those ages 65 to 75.

  • the Howling North@lemmy.caEnglish
    142·
    8 days ago

    Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney saying he wants to see an “affordable budget” that includes broad tax cuts and keeping the deficit under $42 billion.

    “I want all my groceries in one bag, but I don’t want the bag to be heavy.”

    • CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca
      111·
      8 days ago

      Just a reminder that Canada’s deficit was manufactured by the conservatives. Our annual deficit is $10-12 billion, which is roughly what the cut GST was worth.

        • CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca
          1·
          6 days ago

          You’re right, I’m probably overstating it, but the impact to our deficit is pretty massive.

          If the GST had stayed at 7%, instead of being cut to 5%, Ottawa would be pulling in about $25 billion more every year. That alone wouldn’t balance the books, with the 2024–25 deficit be around $25 billion smaller, knocking off 1/3 the deficit.

          Over the years since the cut, it adds up to somewhere around $300 billion in lost revenue. Trudeaus COVID spending definitely hurt, but it was still Harper’s GST cuts which took a huge, permanent bite our governments ability to respond when things got rough.

            • CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca
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              5 days ago

              yea, no, your unreasonable love for Harper came through very clearly. Its easy to keep a positive budget when you let the country rot from underneath you.

              Thanks for not addressing any of my points though!

                • CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca
                  1·
                  5 days ago

                  I mean, yeah, I live here, and I actually look around instead of just watching TV. Things aren’t perfect, but I’m still damn glad to live here instead of the U.S.

                  Also funny timing: immigration’s at its lowest level in a decade, to the point it looks like we may have negative population growth, and now you decide it’s “out of control.”

                  You might want to get your information from something other than headlines.