Re “Gains in spring economic update already cashed” (Bryan Passifiume, May 1): Nice picture of Mark Carney and Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne all smiles and clapping about their newly released economic update. Yep, wonderful job, guys. Unfortunately you missed one minor point, which Passifiume’s article clearly addresses: “The budget update shows the debt continues to spiral out of control.” No doubt about it, as Carney keeps telling us it’s the “new world order,” but it’s the same old sleight of hand when it comes to national debt and lowering government spending. Keep smiling and clapping, Canada. Carney’s “new world order” road show is on the fast track to overspend his projected budget by a mere $6 billion. Not bad, “new world order.” Thankfully we have the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, experts at calculating the slight-of-hand mathematics, “new world order” or not. At least when calculated honestly, the numbers don’t misrepresent the facts. Read More
