The morning after Mark Carney's 30-minute address to an audience at the University of Ottawa , Pierre Poilievre appeared before reporters to offer his review. The Conservative leader was unimpressed.

"This was the sacrifice speech," Poilievre said, gamely trying to coin a moniker.

Poilievre's specific charge was that Carney was asking for sacrifices from young Canadians, a cohort that is already faced with acute challenges. But given Poilievre's own stated belief in the need to be precise when describing someone else's words , it's worth noting that Carney's warning of coming sacrifices was not specific to young people.

The prime minister was speaking at a university to an audience that seemingly included a number of students. And he went further than he has before to suggest that

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