The annual run rate spending of the government is up 30% since 2019 levels. That's pre-COVID. Forget about all the spending during COVID. Annual spending was up 30%.
Would you classify that as fiscal restraint?
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November 23rd, 2022 / 6:20 p.m.
Conservative
Adam Chambers Conservative Simcoe North, ON
The annual run rate spending of the government is up 30% since 2019 levels. That's pre-COVID. Forget about all the spending during COVID. Annual spending was up 30%.
Would you classify that as fiscal restraint?
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