Is Canada’s GDP growth worse than half the G7? The Baloney Meter weighs in
OTTAWA — “We look at our partners around the world and growth is higher in over half the G7 countries than it is here at home in Canada.” — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in the House of Commons, Feb. 3.
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Andrew Scheer and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tangled in Monday’s question period over the Liberals’ economic management.
Scheer said the Liberals’ deficit spending has run the domestic economy aground compared to other six countries in the G7 group of advanced economies. Trudeau said all that spending is helping the economy grow.