I have a deep suspicion that the statistics do not bear this out, and each of the following statements are made based on consideration for the varying rates of the dollar over time, so that the reader can rest assured that relationships between time and place are given financial context.
Brian Mulroney increased the debt and deficit more than Pierre Trudeau.
Mr. Trudeau lowered the poverty rate and raised the rate of literacy in this country.
Under the tenure of Mr. Mulroney, these trends were reversed.
Jean Chretien and Paul Martin achieved record surpluses.
Stephen Harper has presided over the greatest increase of both debt and deficit in Canadian history.
For the moment, I am looking only at federal governments, and it is widely accepted that the best measure of economic health is the percentage of GDP (gross domestic product, a measure of all output by any given nation) versus its financial liabilities.
Right wing politics is simply selfishness disguised as ideology, and within this lie is an entrenched myth that right wing politicians are more proficient at managing our money.
They simply aren't and there is no statistical evidence to prove that right wing parties are more efficient at managing money than those on the left. In fact the evidence shows quite the opposite.
Thank you, Stephen Harper.
Truly, perception does beat reality every time.
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