Michael Barrett at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On May 8th, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 8th, 2023 / 4:05 p.m.

Conservative

Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, ON

Thanks, Chair.

Thanks to the witnesses for appearing here today.

At the beginning of April, it was reported that over the last seven years, the Liberal government increased the cost to run government by $151 billion per year, adjusted for inflation.

What will the impact be of this increase on the inflationary pressures faced by Canadians?

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