Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Sunday called for lowering taxes, capping government spending and easing housing construction, ahead of the tabling of the federal budget scheduled for March 28.
At a press briefing in Ottawa, Poilievre blamed the rising cost of living on “inflationary deficits that drive up interest rates” and “gas taxes that drive up prices at the pump.” “.
He argued that “Canadians can’t afford their housing, food and energy bills after eight years of Justin Trudeau.”
To be able to lower taxes while eliminating the budget deficit, Mr Poilievre proposed cutting funding for CBC / Radio-Canada and “eliminating the waste on high-cost consultants”, a reference to the American firm McKinsey highly solicited by the Trudeau government and remunerated in millions of dollars.
The Conservative leader also pointed the finger at municipal administrations, whose “bureaucracy” is hampering the creation of new housing, he says. “If municipal politicians prevent construction, they should receive less money for infrastructure,” while if they speed up construction, they should receive more, he argued.
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