Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre Attacks Carney Over GDP Growth

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Mark Carney over the latest GDP growth figures, accusing his government of leaving Canada with the worst-performing economy in the G7.

Poiliev argued that one quarter of economic growth does not change what he described as Canada’s broader economic challenges under Carney’s leadership. He claimed Canada now has the lowest growth rate in the G7, the highest food inflation, the highest debt levels and the second-highest unemployment rate among G7 countries.

The Conservative leader also alleged that investment has continued to decline every quarter since Carney took office.

Poilievre further claimed that Canada’s economic performance is worse than that of Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States and Mexico.

Taking a swipe at the prime minister’s campaign promise to make Canada “number one,” Poiliev said Carney has instead left the country in what he described as the worst position.

These are Poilievre’s political claims about the economy; the underlying GDP, inflation, debt, unemployment and investment figures would need to be assessed separately against official data.