When Finance Minister Bill Morneau, stood up to explain how the government is addressing “middle-class anxieties,” Conservative MP John Brassard demanded to know how much his cufflinks cost. The Chinese response “has made everyone take a second look at how China works,” according to one senior Canadian official. But if there was a new look to the House of Commons, the same old political flim-flam prevailed. “It is no surprise that all we get from the Conservatives are warmed-over Stephen Harper attacks and the economic plan that failed Canadians for 10 years,” he said. Maybe they do not want to talk about it because they plan to take it away from Canadians,” he said.

Source: National Post January 29, 2019 01:37 UTC