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With recent uncertainty in North American markets, the focus of campaigning has shifted to the economy. All three main federal party leaders outlined budget plans today.
Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair and Justin Trudeau were all battling for votes in Ontario today. While fielding questions on the economy they all took aim at each other’s plans for balancing the budgets.
Conservative leader Stephen Harper called NDP leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal leader Justin Trudeau reckless spenders, saying they’ll pile up deficits and wreck the economy.
Mulcair says he has no intention of running a deficit, while Trudeau says the liberals won’t commit to a balanced budget.
“Justin Trudeau now says, now that he realizes the budgets won’t balance themselves he’s just given up trying he’s just going to run deficits all the time anyway” said Harper.
“We are not going to make political promises of balancing the budgets when we know we are right now in deficit and we are going to need to grow our way out of it” explained Trudeau.
“We know what the NDP plan is to bring in an avalanche of tax increases that in theory will balance the budget and in reality wreck the economy. What we need is exactly what this conservative government is doing. Balanced budget with lower taxes and investments we can afford” said Harper.
Mulcair had some words against Harper as well. “Our priorities are different from Harper’s priorities. Mr. Harper has an income splitting scheme that only benefits 15% of Canadians including some of the richest families. We said we’re going to eliminate that plan do things that are our priorities like quality, affordable $15 dollar a day child care.”
“The facts is Mr. Mulcair is going to have to come clean about which promises he’s going to be dropping.” said Trudeau.
“The only Canadians not paying their fair share right now are Canada’s largest corporations and we’re going to be raising their taxes so that will be another revenue stream for us to do the types of things we talked about.” said Mulcair.
Tomorrow Harper will be in Hamilton. St. Catharines is on the list of stops Mulcair is making and Trudeau will be in Oakville.
