BY PIERRE POILIEVRE

No one was surprised last week when Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s fall economic update shattered Liberal promises to balance the budget in 2019.

Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the cost of government has already grown 22% in three years — almost three times faster than inflation and population growth combined.

But there was something new and surprising. Up until now, Finance Canada’s official projection was that deficits would continue until 2045, at which point another $450 billion will have been added to the national debt.

That was bad enough. But that commitment was nowhere to be found in the fall economic statement and Trudeau refused to answer many questions about when the deficit would be eliminated.