November 10, 2010
It’s Your Money After All
Our Conservative Government gets that. We don’t call it ‘government money’; we call it ‘taxpayers’ money.’ We don’t raise taxes; we cut them. In fact, since forming Government in 2006, we have helped typical families by putting $3,000 back in their pockets – where it belongs.
We also understand that the world economy is still facing many challenges. Canada is not an island; we are going to be affected when our trading partners, especially the United States, struggle. We know what that means for too many Canadians – uncertainty about the future, their jobs and paying the bills. You want a Government focused on the economy, focused on helping protect and create jobs.
For nearly two years, our Government has been implementing Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The Plan is an aggressive response to the worst worldwide economic storm since the 1930s – a storm that hit Canada from abroad.
This Plan has helped rebuild our roads and bridges, including 208th Street and the Nickomekl bridge, lower your taxes, support and retrain our neighbours who lost their jobs, and much more (go to www.actionplan.gc.ca for more information).
Most importantly, the Plan helped get people here and across Canada back to work – with over 400,000 new jobs created since July 2009.
But too many Canadians are still looking for work. That’s why we are working hard to continue promoting jobs and economic growth through Year 2 of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
Our Conservative Government is looking ahead – both in the short-term and long-term. We are talking to the best independent, private sector economists in the country. And we understand there is still uncertainty in the global economic outlook. Accordingly, we are adjusting for possible risks and moving ahead to build on our strengths.
A fragile world economy means that we are not out of the woods yet. But Canada is on the right track to meet its challenges head on, as articulated in October’s Economic and Fiscal Update.
We also understand that like your family budget, constantly spending more that you earn is a recipe for long-term problems.
In our Government’s recently updated economic projections, it was confirmed we are on track to return to balanced budgets in the near term. The fiscal projections set out in the update show we will return to a balanced budget in 2015.
In the 1990s, the old Liberal government hiked your taxes and slashed transfers to the provinces for important priorities like health care. That simply downloaded problems onto provinces and municipalities.
Our Government is returning to a balanced budget by ending the temporary, emergency spending that occurred in response to the global recession. We are also keeping the size of Government in check and reviewing every taxpayer dollar spent to make sure we are getting the best value for your dollar.
Some in Ottawa don’t agree. The Ignatieff/NDP/Bloc Québécois Coalition has a different view on the economy and your money. They don’t see balanced budgets as a priority, or even and issue.
What is the Ignatieff/NDP/Bloc Québécois Coalition’s priority? Reaching deeper into your pocket and taking more of your money – money you need to pay the bills and provide for your family. As well, high taxes on job-creators, killing jobs in our communities.
What do they want to do with your money? Create new, permanent government programs with massive bureaucracies. That means bigger deficits and higher taxes over the long-term.
The experts are telling us that tax hikes and permanent new spending are the worst things government could possibly do at this moment. It’s a recipe for disaster you and your family cannot afford. Maybe the Ignatieff/NDP/Bloc Québécois Coalition should think about you for a change. It’s your money after all
Mark Warawa, Langley MP
November, 2010
