The Canadian Deficit

Canada is having its share of socialism -- from the Toronto, CA Northumberland News:

PCs say Liberals used 'fake' deficit numbers
Ontario's Progressive Conservatives released cabinet documents Monday that they said show the Liberals misled the public for years with "fake" figures on the size of the province's deficit, a statement Finance Minister Charles Sousa dismissed as false.

The documents, prepared by Finance Ministry officials and given to a legislative committee, show the Liberals knew the $24.7-billion deficit figure they announced in 2009-10 "was never a real expectation" and was a deliberate move to provide a "worst case" outcome, said PC Leader Tim Hudak.

Hey, fudging the numbers works in the USA, why not export a good thing...