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NDP opposes stimulus, but wants more of it
Posted: April 21, 2009
From Question period today:
Hon. Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, NDP): Mr. Speaker, today the Bank of Canada downgraded its projections. It now believes that the Canadian economy will shrink twice as much as it was earlier projecting and it has abandoned its optimistic forecast for the Canadian economy. It used to suggest there would be a rebound next year. That is now not going to happen.Faced with this mounting evidence, is the government still going to cling to its old approach of just crossing its fingers and leaving the middle class to struggle for itself? Or is it actually going to take some action, finally understanding that Canada is going to need a second stimulus package? Hon. Jim Flaherty (Minister of Finance, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I do not know why the hon. member would ask for a second stimulus package when he voted against the first one.
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