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Not our grandparents’ recession: changing labour market means feds and central bank should reconsider priorities as employment remains strong

Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan says the Liberals must cut government spending and invest in the energy sector, noting supports such as the rental subsidy are ‘vaporized’ by inflation.

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Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan says the Liberals must cut government spending and invest in the energy sector, noting supports such as the rental subsidy are ‘vaporized’ by inflation.

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Not our grandparents’ recession: changing labour market means feds and central bank should reconsider priorities as employment remains strong

Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan says the Liberals must cut government spending and invest in the energy sector, noting supports such as the rental subsidy are ‘vaporized’ by inflation.

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