OTTAWA – POLITICS – The Conservative Party is continuing their efforts to expose the federal Liberals over failures in managing the economy.
In a statement issued today, the Conservatives state, “After 9 years of the NDP-Liberals, life is more expensive than ever. Housing costs have doubled. Canadian families will pay an average of $800 more for food than they did last year. Canadians have been forced to take on more debt, just to put food on the table and a roof over their heads. Today, a shocking report from MNP reveals just how bad things have gotten.
“50% of Canadians are now $200 or less away from not being able to pay their bills (up 8% from last year). 41% are worried someone in their household could lose their job (an all-time high). 50% are worried about their ability to repay their debts.
“It didn’t used to be this way before the NDP-Liberals. The final score from MNP’s consumer debt index is the second worst ever recorded (the first being in 2022). Since NDP-Liberals’ money printing led to skyrocketing inflation, 65% of Canadians say they desperately need interest rates to go down, and 50% say that even if rates go down, they still won’t be able to pay their bills.”