Ontario legislature today.....the beating continues.
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The last issue I wanted to get to before I wrap up is the
issue of northern Ontario. I was really disappointed, and I
know a lot of northerners were really disappointed that
this budget was a real rejection of northern Ontario.
Northern Ontario has so much potential, and yet in this
budget they cut the Ministry of Northern Development
and Mines by $70 million—$70 million. Then they took
out any reference to the Ring of Fire, a $60-billion
project that has got a generational opportunity for
northern Ontario. I don’t understand why they give up on
northern Ontario. I don’t understand why they don’t
appreciate that a strong, prosperous northern Ontario
means a strong, prosperous Ontario. When you create
jobs in northern Ontario, it helps all of the province. I just
don’t understand why this government is so out of touch
with the needs of northern Ontario.
Madam Speaker, the Liberals’ budget has presented a
number of shiny pitches for Ontarians to win votes, but
Ontario families will not be fooled. This budget is
nothing more than a patchwork attempt for a government
to fix the mess they created, and they’re making it worse.
A Liberal is a Liberal. If they win the next election, this
house of cards will fall apart because this is all a sales
pitch. It is all misleading numbers. It is the government
cooking the books. The reality is, they continue to
prioritize Liberal elites over hard-working Ontario families. Ontario will continue to be the most indebted province and state in the world. Debt continues to go up. As
much as they say they’ve got a balanced budget, we’re
going to see $34 billion in new debt over the next three
years. We cannot accept this. We cannot accept the fact,
our caucus cannot accept the fact that they will continue
to make life harder for Ontarians.
We need to get this province back on track. That’s
why I am proud to vote against this budget. This budget
hurts Ontario, this budget sets Ontario back, and I can’t
support it. Our caucus will be voting against this budget.
Interjections.
The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Soo Wong): Thank you.
Please be seated
