Justinflation

Justinflation

English

Etymology

Blend of Justin +‎ inflation.

Proper noun

Justinflation

1. (Canada, politics, derogatory) Inflation attributed to the economic policies or spending of the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.
   • 2021, Gabrielle Piché, "We’ll pay more to eat less", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 December 2021:

     “JustinFlation is coming to a grocery store near you,” Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance, said in a statement.

   • 2022, Shannon Proudfoot, "Why is Pierre Poilievre so angry?", Maclean's, 10 March 2022:

     Instead, the Poilievre who is available to us is the one who snarls ceaselessly about Justinflation, lobs bombs just to bask in the glow of the blast and throws in his lot with protesters terrorizing ordinary citizens because—well, frankly, it’s hard to fathom why.

   • 2022, Mary Ng, "Another Liberal minister found guilty of breaking ethics laws must resign: Conservatives", Indo-Canadian Voice, 17 December 2022, page 18:

     Barrett and Gourde said: "While people in this country are struggling to afford to live and provide for their family because of the crushing costs of Justinflation and higher taxes, the Liberals are helping their friends get rich on the backs of hardworking Canadians."

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Justinflation.