The government should turn off the tap if it wants to curb the rise in the cost of living, the Conservatives said in the preamble to the Speech from the Throne, which is due to be held early Tuesday afternoon.
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The observation is clear for Pierre Poilièvre, spokesperson for Finance: the increase in the cost of living is mainly the result of the federal government’s spending policies, which have exploded since the start of the pandemic.
“The Liberals don’t want to talk about it because their policies are causing it. We demand that today’s Speech from the Throne put an end to this inflation tax and its inflationary deficits, ”Mr. Poilièvre declared at a press briefing.
Bad luck for the Conservatives, however, as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has prioritized the injection of $ 7.4 billion in new emergency benefits, as announced in October.
The Canada Economic Stimulus Benefit (CEP) ended well on October 23, but there followed the promise of a new, more focused program, focused on “stimulus”, to help employees and employers in difficult situations. regions where sanitary measures make work difficult.
The economic bill could be tabled as early as this week, at the opening of the parliamentary session. With the New Democrats as allies, the Liberals’ new aid programs should go like a letter in the mail.
These investments are intended as a transition between the generous aid programs that were set up at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the final exit from the Covidian era.
Mr. Poilièvre did not close the door to support from the Conservative Party, indicating that he was going to assess what is tabled.
The employment rate had returned to its pre-pandemic level last September, at 6.9%.
The causes behind the rising cost of living in Canada are debatable, but the Bank of Canada primarily attributes the phenomenon to disruptions in global supply chains.