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‘The only response is to laugh’: The Roundtable on Canada’s ‘Great Slump’ and the prime minister’s immigration flip flop

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in an under-construction condo tower in midtown Toronto, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press.

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss economist Trevor Tombe’s latest Hub article on “The Great Canadian Slump” about Canadians’ disposable income since 2015. They also discuss the prime minister’s recent comments about out-of-control temporary immigration. Finally, they respond to criticisms of last week’s discussion about why conservatives should give up on the Ford government in Ontario.

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