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Caucus Retreat: Policyimf Head and Leadership Candidate

caucus retreat: I don't care if it the Queen of Sheba — if you're advancing theories based on left-wing ideology that means more tax and more spend, it will not create jobs, he said on the last day of the Conservative caucus retreat in Halifax, according to The Chronicle Herald. IMF love affair with Liberals' policyIMF head praises Canada-Europe trade deal amid rising protectionist sentiment We're not going to fall down the same cliff again just because some expert from outta town has said it ok. Leadership candidate Tony Clement went so far as to accuse Christine Lagarde, the head of the respected international body, of spouting left-wing ideology when she praised the fiscal policies of the federal government a day earlier in Ottawa. Lagarde met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday and gave her stamp of approval to his economic initiatives, adding that she hoped they would go viral and spread to the European Union. Instead, Ambrose said the party is paying closer attention to domestic indicators and the opinions of the Bank of Canada, the Conference Board of Canada and ordinary Canadians who are struggling with unemployment and increasing debt. Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose downplayed the endorsement, saying the IMF had praised the policies of the Tory government under Stephen Harper during the global recession. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.