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Such fun with figures is what the Liberals are all about. They boast about how good Canada’s economy is doing but have little to brag about. For instance, the number of hours worked, in the past year, has dropped by 0.7 per cent, which means that jobs figures are overstated by that amount.

Worse, Canada’s GDP grew as of July by only 0.9 per cent. By comparison, the Americans’ GDP grew by two per cent.

Then there’s the broken promises by Liberals about deficits and debts.

In 2015, the Liberals promised to balance the federal budget by the next election, in 2019, and to add no more than $20 billion to the debt. Not only will there be no breakeven this election year, but the burden of campaign promises, and servicing of the excessive debt they have piled on, will guarantee massive deficits for some time.

The budget predicts deficits of $19.8 billion in 2019-20; $19.7 billion in 2020-21; and $14.8 billion in 2021-22. Not only have they broken promises to adhere to fiscally responsible spending, but they have no timetable to reduce deficits for the near future should they be re-elected.

(The Liberals) boast about how good Canada’s economy is doing but have little to brag about

This is a classic tax-and-spend regime, run by a prime minister and cabinet without managerial or financial discipline or experience.

“No Canadian prime minister has spent more money (per person, inflation-adjusted) or accumulated more debt (per person), outside a world war or recession, than Prime Minister Trudeau,” estimated the Fraser Institute in April.