Poilievre ‘very disappointed’ in government’s decision to skip spring budget [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he is dismayed that the new Liberal government has decided to forgo a federal budget for now, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Canadians a plan during the election campaign and he should deliver one sooner rather than later.

“Mr. Carney took delight in saying a slogan is not a plan,” Poilievre told reporters on Parliament Hill, referencing the prime minister’s past criticisms of the Conservative leader’s election sloganeering.

“If he does know what he’s doing then he would introduce a budget so Canadians know exactly what the finances are.”

Poilievre said the decision to push off a federal budget this year will “send a bad signal to investors, ratings agencies and a lot of people will wonder what the Liberal government is hiding about our finances.”

Canadians will be left in the dark about the government’s debt and deficit projections — and what Ottawa’s future interest and inflation …