To no one’s surprise the opposition New Democrats did not have much enthusiasm for the speech from the throne delivered Wednesday.
It was filled with “old news and old noise” according to NDP Leader Ryan Meili in a news release Wednesday. The NDP release stated that Meili was “also looking for some admission of the damage done by recent government choices,” such as PST hikes or the mishandling of the Global Transporation Hub.
“We were disappointed that we didn’t see any commitment to addressing the underfunding of education, a focus on addressing the province’s worst-in-the-nation health outcomes, or the reversal of the harmful expansion of the PST to construction and restaurant meals,” Meili said.
“This was the premier’s chance to make his mark on the province by addressing the real issues that people are struggling with, but he chose not to.”
Meili also stated much of the throne speech consisted of recycling old announcements, and that “there was no mention of how to help people who are struggling to pay for their mortgages or how the unemployment rate is higher than it was last year.”
The Throne Speech was “more about bluster than building blocks,” Meili said.
