NDP Leader Tom Mulcair accuses his Liberal counterpart of "giving up on Canadians" by refusing to commit to a balanced budget. Justin Trudeau says his party would run small deficits in the short term to invest in infrastructure and boost the economy. Speaking to supporters in Halifax today, Mulcair said balanced books are necessary to fund the social programs Canadians value. (Mulcair also refuted Conservative and Liberal claims that the NDP's economic plan has a multi-billion-dollar "hole" in it.)

Date: 2015-08-30
Placeline: HALIFAX.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 20 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << my experience at the cabinet table taught me an important lesson when you're in the whole the first thing you have to do is stop digging politicians that give up on balancing the budget are giving up on Canadians I will not pass these costs on to my grandchildren >>

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