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Fiscal
mismanagement
Wasteful
spending
Out-‐of-‐control
spending
Before
the
recession,
Conserva;ves:
Federal
surplus/deficit
250
20
240
10
230
0
Dollars
(billions)
220
2005-‐06
2006-‐07
2007-‐08
2008-‐09
2009-‐10
210
-‐10
200
-‐20
190
180
-‐30
170
-‐40
160
-‐50
150
2004-‐05
2005-‐06
2006-‐07
2007-‐08
2008-‐09
2009-‐10
-‐60
What $1.1 Billion buys you
Harper’s last-minute poor planning
$2
million
for
a
fake
lake…
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
$3
billion
more
on
consultants
each
year
10,500
9,500
$
(millions)
8,500
7,500
6,500
5,500
4,500
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
CONSERVATIVE
OUT-‐OF-‐CONTROL
SPENDING
on
the
wrong
priori>es…
$30
billion
on
F-‐35
stealth
fighters
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Japan
United
States
France
Italy
Germany
Canada
UK
Conserva;ve
budget:
crumbs
for
families
Spending on stealth
fighters
($30 billion)
Planned increase in
Spending on seniors
($34 million)
Our
commitment:
The
Liberal
Party
of
Canada
will
strengthen
families
and
build
our
economy
without
raising
small
business,
personal
or
sales
taxes.
A
Liberal
Government
will:
1. Restore
spending
discipline
2. Review
federal
program
spending
3. Cut
wasteful
spending
4. Stop
tax
giveaways
for
large
corpora>ons
5. Make
be_er
choices
The
choice
for
Canadians