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对于联邦执政自由党的第一份施政报告，保守党的反应以批评为主，新民主党则对施政报告总体上表示赞赏，并表示会协助自由党实现竞选承诺。
保守党领袖安布罗斯认为，自由党的施政计划将导致更高的赤字、债务和高税收包括炭税，并忽视农场主、商业、自由贸易，以及伊斯兰国的威胁。
新民主党领袖唐民凯则对自由党重视气候变化和与原住民的关系表示高兴，但指出，施政报告没有提到恢复邮局送信制度和将退休年龄恢复到65岁。
保守党党领安布罗斯：
The Liberal government’s Speech from the Throne sets Canada on a path to higher deficits and debt; and higher taxes including a carbon tax; while ignoring Canadian farmers, businesses, and free trade and turning Canada’s back on the threat of Islamic State terror, said the Leader of the Official Opposition, Rona Ambrose.
“The Speech from the Throne is a loud and clear warning to Canadians that the Liberals are about to take us down a fiscally reckless path. It’s short on detail, but full of big spending commitments,” said Ambrose.
“The Throne Speech just formalizes the dismal fiscal approach the Liberals have already begun to take. A 30-day Liberal spending spree has blown the surplus they inherited. The Finance Minister has taken an eraser to any time or money limit on the deficits he’s planning to run,” said Ambrose. “When the bill comes due on everything else the Liberals promised today, it will be even clearer that higher taxes, deficits and debt are the ‘Liberal new normal’. That includes a new carbon tax that will directly hit the middle class and kill jobs in a resource sector that is already struggling with global price declines.”
Ambrose said the Speech from the Throne was silent on Canada’s farmers and our agricultural sector, in particular on the need for expanded international markets. “The Speech from the Throne ignores farmers completely,” said Ambrose. “Most importantly, it forgets that free and open international trade is critical to the long-term health of Canadian farming, along with other Canadian industries. We see zero commitment from the government to follow through on the ambitious free trade agenda our Conservative government started, and that will do nothing but hurt Canadian farmers.”
The lack of commitment to fighting the terrorist threat from the Islamic State was also disappointing, Ambrose said. “At a time when our allies around the world are stepping up their fight against ISIS, Canada is stepping back,” Ambrose said. “The Speech from the Throne still does nothing to explain how withdrawing Canada’s CF-18s from the air combat mission will help our coalition partners defeat ISIS.
“The Conservatives are the only party that will stand up for the taxpayers of Canada and hold the Liberals to account as they go on a spending spree. We are the only party that will fight for jobs, for farmers, for the economy and for free trade. And we are the only party that will speak for Canadians who expect us to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies and tackle the very real threats that face us. That is what Canadians can expect from a strong, Conservative opposition.”
新民主党党领唐民凯：
New Democrats greeted today’s first Liberal Speech from the Throne with encouragement in the change of tone and with a willingness to help turn today’s broad commitments into action.
“We are pleased to see the Liberal government take the crisis of climate change and Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples seriously, but the speech was thin and it is unfortunate to see that reinstating home mail delivery and returning the age of retirement to 65 were both overlooked in today’s Throne Speech,” said NDP Leader Tom Mulcair (Outremont). “We hope the Liberals will accept the NDP suggestion to fix their tax cut proposal so that it doesn’t leave two thirds of Canadians behind. Canadians can trust the NDP to fight for their jobs, their family and their community.”
New Democrats are ready to help the government deliver on important issues such as reinvesting in healthcare; combatting climate change; building a nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples; fighting poverty; and creating childcare spaces.
“As the progressive opposition, we will constructively oppose the Liberal government and propose solutions to get concrete results for Canadians,” added Mulcair. “New Democrats will always stand on principle and move forward with hope and optimism.” |
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