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NolanQuinn.ca 1-866-477-9477 oads and bridges are vital links that connect people to Liberal Budget is More of
Rjobs, housing, and make it easier for people to get where
they need to go, and our government is providing the funding
municipalities need to ensure their transportation infrastructure the Same Failed Approach
is safe and reliable for generations to come. here should be no surprise that my Conservative colleagues and I
Tare firmly opposed to the recent Liberal-NDP budget. I continue to
A prime example of this is news we received earlier this
argue that after eight years of the Trudeau government, there are countless
month from the Ministry of Transportation, that the City
failures when it comes to wasteful spending, higher taxes, rising crime
of Cornwall was successful in the ask to the provincial rates, and eroding trust in government. With a growing $40 billion deficit
government for funding to help cover the cost of the and no plan to balance the budget, the spending plan of the Liberals and
rehabilitation of Cornwall Centre Road from Highway 138 NDP simply doubles down on the same failed approach. The reality is
to Brookdale Avenue. The funding came to the city through that we are in the economic mess today because of the exact same ideas
the “Connecting Links Program,” a funding stream in place the Liberals and NDP are proposing to continue. Inflation has hit forty-
to help municipalities cover the capital cost of repairing and year highs. One in five Canadians are skipping meals because they simply
rehabilitating infrastructure that connects two provincial cannot afford their groceries. The increasing cost of rent has become
unaffordable, and the dream of homeownership continues to be just that,
highways, specifically roads and bridges. The City of Cornwall
a dream for far too many. The most basic government services have never
has been successful with this project over many years, but this
been more difficult to access despite record amounts of spending and debt.
year’s investment of $952,312 is one of the largest provincial The good news: Canada remains the greatest country in the world. We have
investments in the City of Cornwall through this funding overcome adversity before, giving hope to people who are struggling. As
stream, and the importance of this project is equally significant. His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, it is our duty to call out the governments’
The project will see Cornwall Centre Road widened and the shortcomings and keep them accountable to Parliament and to Canadians.
surface and subsurface rehabilitated. The project will also It is also important to provide a contrast and an alternative approach. That
include the addition of a turning lane from Brookdale. With is why I have been proud to work alongside our leader Pierre Poilievre,
tenders coming back from contractors over budget across the as Conservatives have put forward real and tangible solutions to address
province, and municipal and construction inflation in reality the challenges facing Canadians. To get our debt and deficit under control,
government spending needs to be capped and wasteful spending needs to
higher than Consumer Price Index, in some cases 30 and 50
be cut. Conservatives would bring in a “dollar-for-dollar” law, which would
percent higher than initial estimates, programs to help and
require the government to find a dollar of savings for every new dollar of
support municipal projects are becoming even more essential. spending. The unfair, unnecessary, and ineffective Liberal carbon tax should
be scrapped so Canadians can afford to fill their gas tanks, heat their homes,
Since 2018 our government has been making significant and put food on their tables. The carbon tax drives up transportation costs,
investment in municipalities across Ontario from the Gas Tax
which drives up the price of food, and only adds to the serious and painful
Top-ups for transit and roads infrastructure, the Modernization financial pressures facing families in Cornwall, SD&G, and Akwesasne. On
Fund that was left to the discretion of municipalities to allocate health care, immigration, and our workforce: Conservatives will create a
as they saw fit, and the ICIP Funding Stream that saw large national “Blue Seal Standard” to quickly license professionals, like doctors
capital investment across the province from capital upgrades and nurses, who move from other provinces and countries, and verify
for anything from arenas to bridges and water waste water their qualifications. This will address the labour shortage that is currently
systems. Our government has shown that we are committed crippling our healthcare system. Accountability and contrast are key for a
to all 444 municipalities in the province of Ontario and the healthy democracy. Everything feels broken when it comes to the federal
government, but we have the solutions to fix it, and we will.
United Counties of SD&G and Cornwall are no exception.
