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Kelly McParland: Liberals’ big economic promise is to match Flaherty on the deficit


The Liberal economic plan is in! The Liberal economic plan is in!

Oh boy, just what we’ve been waiting for. Michael Ignatieff is going to tell us how a Liberal government would fix the economy. Three of his biggest thinkers — Scott Brison, Ralph Goodale and Marc Garneau — delivered speeches in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal today, providing “clear economic choices” that differentiate them from the Conservatives. According to the party, these choices will “provide hope to middle class families by easing their economic pressures with strategic investments in health and family care, pensions, learning and jobs, and global leadership.”

Wait a sec … before we go any further. “Strategic investments”? That’s code for spending programs. The Liberals are unveiling spending programs? And one of them will ease middle class suffering by investing in “global leadership”?? Uh, just how much does global leadership cost, and where do you buy it? Read More »