"The morning after Mark Carney's 30-minute address to an audience at the University of Ottawa, Pierre Poilievre appeared before reporters to offer his review. The Conservative leader was unimpressed. "This was the sacrifice speech," Poilievre said, gamely trying to coin a moniker. Poilievre's specific charge was that Carney was asking for sacrifices from young Canadians, a cohort that is already faced with acute challenges."
""The upcoming budget will balance the operating deficit in three years by reducing wasteful government spending and doing more with less," Carney said. "But the fact is, even with such efficiencies and with better management, we will have to do less of some of the things that we want to do, so we can do more of what we must do to build a bigger and better Canada.""
Mark Carney signaled that upcoming budget choices will require sacrifices and harder decisions. He told a university audience that the upcoming budget will balance the operating deficit in three years by reducing wasteful government spending and doing more with less. He warned that even with efficiencies and better management, some desired programs will be reduced so essential priorities can be funded. Pierre Poilievre criticized the remarks as targeting young Canadians, though Carney's comments were not limited to youth. The specific measures and distribution of sacrifices remain unclear. Canadians will face real choices about priorities moving forward.
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