West Nova Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont addresses the House of Commons on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
West Nova Conservative MP Chris D’Entremont sees this year’s federal budget as an indicator that the Liberals see an election on the horizon.
The budget boasts a $155 billion deficit, with some of the biggest new spending coming for child care and long-term care.
These figures will take the national debt over the $1 trillion thresholds for the first time ever. “When you borrow money it has to be paid back, so now we are dealing with paying off the loans and the service fees, which now are close to a billion dollars every month,” said D’Entremont. “Wouldn’t that money be better spent if it actually went to providing programs and services that Canadians need rather than servicing debt?”