Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my legislative assistant for the past seven years, as he won the Ontario Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Chatham-Kent last week.
Mike Ferguson has provided me and the great people of Kent County with loyal and dedicated service. No problem was too big or too small as he worked one on one with my constituents.
Bob Rae is spending $8 million a day to get re-elected. The NDP's $10 billion deficit is a sorry example next to seven provinces that now have balanced budgets. The Ontario NDP debt is increasing by $1 million an hour. We need a practical, common sense, balanced budget approach which Mike and the Ontario Liberals can bring to this province. A Liberal candidate has now been nominated in every riding in Ontario, while the Conservatives must place want ads to find people to represent yesterday's party.
I wish Mike and all Liberals-