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Cuts, spending, spin: The economics of party platforms

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Apr 25, 2025
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Liberals' Strategic Spending Focus

  • The Liberal platform focuses on defense, infrastructure, and housing spending to address economic crisis.
  • Mark Carney aims to balance operational budget cuts with capital spending for long-term growth.
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Conservatives' Growth Assumptions

  • Conservatives project economic growth from their policies and count it as additional federal revenue.
  • This inflates their fiscal outlook compared to the Liberals, making comparisons misleading.
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Consultant Cuts vs Public Service Size

  • Both parties agree on reducing spending on outside consultants and contractors.
  • There's tension between shrinking public service size and cutting outsourced work, which may require hiring more staff.
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