The coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday as he pinned blame for current economic woes on the Liberals.
Poilievre spelled out his party’s budget priorities in advance of the government’s latest fiscal blueprint, to be presented to Parliament on March 28.
The Tory leader accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of fuelling inflation and making it harder for Canadians to feed and house their families.
Poilievre’s criticism comes as the Bank of Canada relies on interest rate increases to tame high inflation spurred in part by global trends, and the economy heads toward a slowdown and possible recession….