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John Ivison: With Carney and Poilievre, it’s hubris vs. pessimism in the House

Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney took turns to portray Canada, alternately, as an economic Mordor or the Elysian Fields

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The daily question period in the House of Commons generally subtracts from the sum of human knowledge, and Tuesday’s episode was an absolute belter in terms of confusing anyone watching.

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It kicked off with Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre calling the “phantom” high-speed railway between Quebec City and Toronto “a boondoggle.” This from the Conservative party that has called on the government to fast-track infrastructure projects across the country.

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Viewers were then at risk of whiplash as Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney took it in turns to portray Canada as, alternately, an economic Mordor or the Elysian Fields.

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The Opposition leader claimed Canada is the only G7 country in recession and pointed to a new report from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy that said there........

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