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Why Japan's election landslide is a warning for Canada's fiscal future
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent election supermajority in Japan and its implications for Canadian politics. They explore how she used loose fiscal policy, tax cuts, and deficit spending to secure electoral victory—a playbook potentially being replicated by Prime Minister Mark Carney. They then address the political appeal versus economic risks of transactional policies, structural reform challenges, and the dangers of fiscal profligacy for Canada's long-term economic health and borrowing costs.
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CREDITS:
Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer
Elia Gross - Editor
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Host
Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo - Photo Credit
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