Anthony Furey: Liberal Government’s Budget Claims It Will Solve Problems They Themselves Created

Commentary The opening lines of the Liberal government’s new budget accurately sum up the situation Canadians are facing: “A fair chance to build a good middle class life–to do as well as your parents, or better–that’s the promise of Canada. For too many, especially for young Canadians, that promise is at risk.” A lot of Canadians reading that line, particularly younger ones, would nod in agreement. It’s the line that follows, though, that will have them do a double take. “We have a plan to fix it,” writes Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. “We have a plan to build a Canada that works better for you, where you can get ahead, where your hard work pays off, where you can buy a home–where you have a fair chance at a good middle class life.”...