The Parry Sound-Muskoka MP wasn’t surprised by the Liberal Throne Speech.
On Friday, Tony Clement said the Speech from the Throne was short on detail but long on spending commitments.
The Speech from the Throne repeated the spending promises the Liberals made during the election campaign including spending on infrastructure and the environment.
Clement says this taxpayer-funded spending spree can only be paid for with higher taxes for today’s families, and a higher debt burden left for our young people to pay off tomorrow.
Clement says his Conservative government left the Liberals with a surplus and they have managed to put the country back into debt by ratcheting up spending for the rest of this year.
He fears that if the Liberals are forced to make cuts because of their spending, they will cut health care and social programs.