Majid Jowhari at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On January 27th, 2021. See this statement in context.

January 27th, 2021 / 6:35 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Unfortunately I'm running out of time.

Had we set a target of our forecast debt-to-GDP ratio as we increase or decrease the debt, this number goes up and down and you could only report on a given time, whereas the fiscal anchor is usually used over a longer period of time, rather than a short period of time.

In summary, the relevance of GDP during this time is the question.

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