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September 17th, 2015

NDP REALITY CHECK: Stephen Harper wrong on Canada’s Jobs Record

In tonight’s debate Stephen Harper said Canada had the best jobs record in the G7. That’s not true.

Here's how much the employment rates in each G7 country changed between the second quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2015:

  1. Germany: 2.9 percentage points
  2. United Kingdom: 1.7 percentage points
  3. Japan: 0.7 percentage points
  4. Canada: -0.1 percentage points
  5. United States: -0.3 percentage points
  6. France: -1.4 percentage points
  7. Italy: -2.0 percentage points