Conservatives blamed on Tuesday the “out of control” spending by the Liberal government for the rising cost of living and pressed for more fiscal responsibility ahead of the tabling of the budget on April 7. “Thursday is fast approaching and with that, we will see our first ever NDP-Liberal budget, a budget that promises a hard veer to the left with big spending and fiscal irresponsibility,” said Conservative interim leader Candace Bergen during question period on April 5. Bergen mentioning an “NDP-Liberal budget” was a reference to the two parties making an agreement on March 22 to keep the Liberal minority government in power until 2025 in exchange for increasing spending on health care. “Isn’t it true that this budget will ignore the need to address inflation and the cost of living and instead give in to the extreme demands of the NDP?” Bergen asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau …