Baloney Meter: are Canadians really worse off than they were a year ago?
OTTAWA — “Canadians are worse off today than they were a year ago. The government is spending at record levels and taxes are higher, yet more people are unemployed and there are fewer full-time jobs.” — interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose.
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Soon after Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled his fall economic statement Tuesday in the House of Commons, the Conservatives issued a news release insisting that the Liberal government is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to economic growth.
Is the Tory scenario of economic doom and gloom really true? Let’s break it down into its five separate parts.