Election 2019 primer: Jobs, the economy and the deficit – Macleans.ca
If it was only
about hard economic numbers, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals might not have
all that much to worry about in their bid for another four years in
office. The most recent economic releases from Statistics Canada on jobs
and GDP growth both delivered pleasant surprises to the upside, for
which Team Trudeau wasted no time in taking credit. And with Canadians
once again telling pollsters that the economy is at the top of their
list of priorities, the Liberal’s message—that their strategy of
deficit-driven intervention in the economy is working—might carry the
day for them.
about hard economic numbers, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals might not have
all that much to worry about in their bid for another four years in
office. The most recent economic releases from Statistics Canada on jobs
and GDP growth both delivered pleasant surprises to the upside, for
which Team Trudeau wasted no time in taking credit. And with Canadians
once again telling pollsters that the economy is at the top of their
list of priorities, the Liberal’s message—that their strategy of
deficit-driven intervention in the economy is working—might carry the
day for them.
The problem for Trudeau is that a lot of Canadians don’t feel the economy has gotten better, or at least not for them.