There are quite a few issues and crises—domestic, foreign, and global—currently affecting Canadians, but the most pressing concern right now is the cost of living, says the interim leader of the Conservative Party.
“Investment is fleeing, our deficit is rising, the cost of everything going up: It is really a recipe for economic disaster in Canada, so that’s our top concern,” Candice Bergen told The Epoch Times in an interview.
The federal government has taken credit for a strong economic recovery after extended lockdowns, but inflation remains at record-high levels.
Bergen singled out the price of fuel and housing as areas where Canadians are getting sorely squeezed.
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