Manitoba won't escape economic woes: Ignatieff
Page: A4
Byline: Bill Redekop
THE shock that the country is actually headed into a deficit despite massive surpluses and debt repayments just a few years ago, was a hot topic at a forum with Liberal leadership hopeful Michael Ignatieff in
"We're in a deficit right now because this government spent the seed corn. They threw away (the surplus) in good times," Ignatieff told a crowd of Liberal supporters.
Ignatieff warned that even though
"It's going to be rough in 2009, it's going to be rough in 2010. Some of you may have trouble trying to hang on to your jobs," he said.
About 100 people turned out for the question and answer session in the east ballroom at
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