The Tories say they won’t support the Justin Trudeau Speech from the Throne..And other opposition figures all said they were less than impressed with the 54-minute speech that was a laundry list of promises that will cost untold billions..If enough opposition members amongst the Tories, Bloc, NDP and Greens don’t vote in favour of the speech, the government will fall and an election called..Tory deputy leader Candice Bergen said her party won’t support the speech..“We’ve looked at this Speech from the Throne and Conservatives cannot support it,” she said..“It doesn’t speak at all of national unity, it doesn’t speak of our energy sector and our workers in Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It doesn’t talk about agriculture.”.The speech left Alberta Premier Jason Kenney fuming..“Alberta is disappointed that instead of listening to Canada’s provinces, the federal government doubled down on policies that will kill jobs, make Canada poorer and weaken national unity,” Kenney said in a statement..“Last week, I was joined by Premiers Ford, Legault and Pallister in Ottawa to speak on behalf of Canada’s provinces. We made it clear that the provinces are united in their priorities: healthcare and the economy. The speech we heard today was anything but..“I want to be clear: it’s not just Alberta’s energy sector that needs Canada right now. For a real recovery, Canada needs Alberta’s energy. Albertans have made a net contribution of more than $600 billion through transfers to the rest of Canada to build roads, schools, hospitals and the critical infrastructure Canadians need, in large part due to Alberta’s energy industry. And even conservative estimates from experts and economists show the global demand for oil increasing over the next 20 years.”.Michael Cooper, Tory MP for St. Albert-Edmonton said the speech lacked help for the West..“Throne Speech has 6783 words & not one mention of “pipelines”, “oil” or “gas” or any plan to speed up billions of job-creating energy projects awaiting federal approval. Justin Trudeau’s vision leaves Alberta behind,” he tweeted..Tory finance critic Pierre Poilievre was also unimpressed..“The truest statement in the Throne Speech was this one: “We owe an immense debt…” he tweeted..The NDP also expressed their displeasure.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“Today, the government’s throne speech was full of promises we’ve heard before A throne speech is just words on paper & this PM has shown us that his actions don’t match his empty words It doesn’t need to be this way,” tweeted leader Jagmeet Singh..Tory leader Erin O’Toole and Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet both missed the speech because they are suffering from coronavirus..“Disappointing speech from the throne for Quebec. Does not respect the jurisdiction of the provinces in health. I will discuss it tomorrow with the premiers of the other provinces,” tweeted Quebec Premier Francois Legault..People’s Party of Canada head Maxime Bernier tweeted: “My predictions for today’s Throne speech: More programs we can’t afford More massive deficit spending More intrusions into provincial jurisdictions More pandering to special interests More COVID-19 and climate alarmism to justify it all”.In a strange reaction, former Green Party leader Elizabeth May said they could still hold the balance of power..“If a whole bunch of MPs on their way to parliament fell down and something heavy landed on them at that point we could be absolutely critical to the survival this of this government,” she told reporters..The Canadian Taxpayers Federation expressed deep concern about the agenda proposed by the Trudeau government..“The deficit is closing in on $400 billion and there was zero mention of any plan to hit the brakes on spending,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick..“We can’t carry on like this for much longer, and yet the Trudeau government seems to meet this deteriorating fiscal situation with a shrug.”.The federal debt is on track to reach $1 trillion before the end of the year, with more debt incurred in this fiscal year than in the previous 22 years..…more to come.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
