Whats really driving inflation? Politics vs. reality

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 9:10 a.m.

b'You\\u2019ve probably noticed that prices of practically everything \\u2014 food, gas, haircuts, housing \\u2014 have been going up lately. Canada\\u2019s inflation rate is now the highest it\\u2019s been in 18 years.\\n\\nIn Parliament, the Conservative party has been pointing fingers at Justin Trudeau\\u2019s Liberal government, and calling on them to quit racking up deficits. They\\u2019ve even come up with a nickname for the problem: #Justinflation.\\n\\nBut economists say this isn\\u2019t a normal inflation problem and warn normal solutions may not work.'