Global: “There is much more to a recession than two quarters of negative GDP growth,” Kavcic wrote. “Things aren’t great, but Canada isn’t there yet.”
Still, whether the country is in a recession is a debatable point, and that’s precisely what Poilievre wanted to do: challenge the prime minister for leading the country into what Conservatives argue is a “full-blown” recession.
But in skipping question period for a photo op — where he took no questions — Carney continued a pattern now clearly established during his time as prime minister of avoiding accountability to members of Parliament…