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Carney’s view of how Canada is doing economically is rosy to say the least says Professor Eric Kam.

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Canada is struggling, not thriving like we should be…

Listen to any Liberal MP or cabinet minister in Ottawa and they’ll tell you that Canada’s economy is the strongest in the G7. They will prattle off growth statistics that don’t seem to match what Canadians are feeling.

That’s because those stats aren’t real.

The reality is, unemployment in Canada is still too high. Our inflation rate, while lower, is still too high, especially on food.

We still have more investment leaving Canada than coming in.

What little growth we have is that…little.

Eric Kam is a professor of economics at Toronto Metropolitan University - what we used to call Ryerson and still should call Ryerson. Don’t hold the name change against Eric, he’s a good guy.

We chatted on Tuesday about the real nature of Canada’s economy and what the government should be doing to try and fix it.