Mr. Speaker, Canadians are paying the price for the Prime Minister's reckless spending, which has skyrocketed 8.4% since he took office. Spending on high-priced consultants is up by 37% to $26 billion, while spending on the bureaucracy itself is up another 6% to $63 billion.
Experts are clear that the spending is out of control. Yesterday, at committee, the top financial watchdog stated, “At this point, it's impossible for us, and for you as parliamentarians, to assess the likelihood or probability of the government hitting any fiscal target.” Yikes. It does not stop there. The watchdog went further, slamming the Liberals' lack of accountability, saying, “I don't know that the government currently has fiscal anchors, which...causes...a considerable degree of concern”. No kidding. Canadians are concerned as well.
With more spending, more debt and more bureaucracy piling up every year, when will the government finally show restraint and put Canada back on a responsible fiscal track, or is that just another broken Liberal promise?