The Conservatives have introduced more than 900 amendments to the federal government's budget and are promising to do whatever it takes to halt its passage through Parliament unless the government meets two key demands.
Posted: Jun 05, 2023 12:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago
Flanked by Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan and Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman and other members of Parliament, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tells reporters he intends to delay the passage of the budget unless his party's demands are met."We will continue to fight for these two demands — a plan to balance the budget to lower interest rates and inflation, and no new carbon tax hikes," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday.
"If the government does not meet these demands, we will use all procedural tools at our disposal to block the budget from passing, including 900 amendments, lengthy speeches and other procedural tools that are in our toolkit." Poilievre argued deficit spending is feeding inflation and driving up interest rates and the government needs to demonstrate that it's moving toward a balanced budget.
"This is already a crisis but it will become a massive financial crisis in the next several years if we do not bring the inflation and interest rates back under control," he said.
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