Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations

Former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt and Liberal minister Anne McLellan co-chair the Coalition for a Better Future, which Raitt says is ‘worried about a wall coming’ in Canada with inflation on the rise.

Lisa Raitt, then Conservative deputy leader of the Conservatives, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Peter Mazereeuw

August 3, 2022

Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada's economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote” proposals that have dominated the last few federal election cycles, says former Conservative MP and Harper-era cabinet minister Lisa Raitt. Rai...

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