Canada's Debt Tops $1,000,000,000

[SASKFARMER3]

Yep horse it’s all harpers fault and probably still Devine’s in Saskatchewan .

Wow real special aren’t we! Hey

[helmsdale]

And there lies the problem, when YOUR party can do no wrong, that just lets them free reign to do as they please. My little Johnny can't do no wrong.
Why don't you party faithful guide the ship, as for Trudeau he can't turn the ship around in a couple yrs even if he was of the mind to do it.

Any and all deficit budgets under Trudeau's years are his and his alone! Full Stop!

[blackpowder]

JT is not Paul Martin.
And voters today were filling diapers then.

[MBgrower]

I'm no Liberal supporter, but have to admit Cretein and Martin did clean up a lot of debt in the 90's, i'll give credit to Mulroney also, for FTA, NAFTA and the GST for contributing to this. Harper was ok, cut lots of tax, and was slowly downsizing govt, but have to agree Ritz was a fool, should have stuck with ostrich farming.

[westernvicki]

Is overall layering of Canadian debt more problematic today due to aging demographics, increasing global competition for resources, & declining new investment in Canada. What is the future impact of artificial intelligence on jobs & our tax base. What is the capacity of Canadians' to shoulder more taxes? So many questions. Hope someone is at least pondering the answers in government today?

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes, its nothing the liberals have done.

keep blaming harper and maybe throw Devine in that also.

[Goodtime]

The guys defending Trudick...you are just stirring the pot on this forum right?!!!! If not I really can't fathom how you think he is doing anything good wow.

[SASKFARMER3]

that's my point how can anyone believe he is doing a good job.

You supporters must be joking right.

[farmaholic]

I honestly don't see alot of support here for Trudeau but see people pointing out Conservstive/Republican shortcomings as well. Just balanced reporting.....

I think even the slightly left of center realize the current leadership and the government's direction aren't good.

JMHO

[seldomseen]

Some of you guys sure don't see history the way it was.

Canada had very little debt until ......

1- Pierre Trudeau ran up a huge debt but didn't do much else.

2- Mulroney did not pay down much debt, but he did clean up the Great Lakes and get the NAFTA deal and do the dirty work to bring in the GST to help with the debt.

3- John Turner campaigned to kill NAFTA, it was going to destroy Canada.

4 - Chretien campaigned to kill the GST, Canadians hated it. Once he was elected he decided the GST was good and helped bring down some debt with the GST.

5- Martin continued paying down debt with the GST.

6- Harper continued paying down debt until Dion and Layton threatened to bring down Harper's government unless he spent $150 million on infrastructure to save the economy. At this time Harper should have let his government fall and went to the people for a mandate instead of giving in to Dion & Layton. I think at the time Harper could have beat Dion campaigning on that $150 million more debt.

7- Justin Trudeau gets elected spends like a drunken sailor. Here we are in 2018 with 1 Trillion dollars in debt.

[Guest]

and nothing to show for trudeaus $58B debt ??

[TSIPP]

Not sure of my math but doesn't that equal app $30,000/man woman and child in Canada.
So how much do you owe in total debt,I believe that is personal and gov debt.
When you average it out its not so scary as it sounds with the total number.

How many actual productive taxpayers I'm betting less then 20%, so more then one hundred thousand per taxpayer. Easy breezy.

[Oliver88]

and nothing to show for trudeaus $58B debt ??

Here is what's left of Trudeau's favourite female MP Melanie Joly's outdoor rink....similar to what the $58B in unnecessary debt got us.

[fjlip]

A Liberal shit storm Apocalypse, walking dead MP's soon show up

[errolanderson]

As a proud Albertan, our financial situation is incredibly worrying . . . .

http://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/guest-column-ndp-fiscal-plan-is-sinking-alberta"