The Minority Liberal Government unveiled their first federal budget in over two years on Monday.
While there are mixed emotions surrounding the budget, local MP Dan Mazier says he has never seen a budget that burdens the future generation so much.
“There’s an old saying that there’s no such thing as a free lunch and the reality is that someone will have to pay for Justin Trudeau’s unsustainable spending.” Mazier adds, “MNP just released a survey that concluded that 53 percent of Canadians are on the brink of insolvency.”
The budget includes a number of proposals, including a $15 an hour minimum wage, a national daycare program, and extensions of relief programs for businesses.
“You know, Canadians don’t want credit card debt – they just want paycheques. They want to get back to work and start providing for their families and unfortunately, this budget will do nothing to get Canadians to start working again.” Mazier adds, “It’s an election budget and it’s too bad they went down this path.”
The projected deficit for this year is $354.2 billion.
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