Newly appointed Dominic LeBlanc actually had an answer to what caused the deficit to inflate to a whopping $61.9 billion. The Liberals repeatedly promised the deficit would not go beyond $41 billion, yet the Fall Economic Statement, released Monday, proved that was a lie. Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lanstman demanded to know why the Liberals "misled Canadians again." LeBlanc replied: "This is about righting historical wrongs with indigenous peoples.".Due to a high level of spam content being posted in our comment section below, all comments undergo manual approval by a staff member during regular business hours (Monday - Friday). Your patience is appreciated.