Reports Confirm Harper`s Second Recession-Liberals only party with plan to invest in middle class

MISSISSAUGA – Today`s Statistics Canada confirm that Canada has entered into recession.  Canada is currently the only G7 nation in recession, and experts continue to revise growth projections downwards.

“This morning’s StatsCan numbers confirm what we have known for some time, that Canada is in recession,” said Navdeep Bains, Liberal candidate for Mississauga Malton. “In this election, Canadians have a clear choice between smart investments that create jobs and growth, or cuts that will slow our economy further. Only Liberals have a real plan to build a strong economy and middle class.”

The Liberal plan is the only roadmap for economic growth.  Both Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair do not believe that we need to invest to get us out of the economic downturn. Despite Stephen Harper’s promise of balanced budgets, he has run eight straight deficits. Harper has the worst growth record of any Prime Minister since the Great Depression. Thomas Mulcair has no answers, and is holding the Conservative line that he will balance the budget at any cost – but he will not say how. Mulcair has already broken his promises on health care and public transit, and he will back away from more of his empty promises, like on child care.

“A Liberal government will invest in families, so Canadians can make ends meet; in roads and bridges, so our commutes are faster and safer; and in clean energy, so we can ensure a sustainable environment for our children and grandchildren,” said Mr. Bains. “Liberals have the strong plan and team to build an economy that works for everyone. That’s what made Canada successful before Harper’s failed economic policies, and it is what will make Canada successful again.”