Chris George

Everyday another lie from the Liberals. Finance Minister Champagne claims Canada has created almost twice as many jobs per capita as the United States. The actual numbers tell a different story. In 2026 so far, Canada’s net employment change is negative — roughly 41,000 fewer jobs — while the United States has added hundreds of thousands. Unemployment sits at 6.5% here versus 4.2% south of the border. Private-sector job creation per working-age person has lagged the U.S. for years. Youth are hit hardest. Manufacturing and trade-exposed sectors are under pressure from tariffs and policy costs. Mark Carney, the former banker turned prime minister, keeps selling the narrative that the carbon tax, industrial pricing, and heavy regulation make us “stronger.” Industry leaders say the opposite: Canada is the only major oil producer among the top 10 with a carbon tax, it is pure cost that cannot be passed on, and it drives capital elsewhere. Meanwhile the Parliamentary Budget Officer documents the creative accounting — expansive definitions of “capital,” loans to Crown corporations recorded as assets, pension funds counted to shrink the apparent debt — that lets them keep borrowing and spending as if the books are healthy. Interest charges are climbing. Debt is rising faster than the headline deficit. The dichotomy is clear if you follow the money and the data instead of the press releases. One side measures success by actual private-sector jobs, competitiveness, and sustainable finances. The other measures it by subsidies, NGO-friendly narratives, and reclassified spending that hides the true bill. My grandchildren will pay the interest and live with the lost opportunities. Canadians deserve the truth, not the spin. #cdnpoli #CanadaFiscalCrisis #Jobs