Mr. Speaker, on the eve of the election in Ontario I rise to outline yet another Liberal broken promise.
On page 20 of the red book the Liberals promised to reduce the professional and special services budget of the government by 15 per cent. What has happened? The professional and special services budget has increased by $136 million.
The Department of Transport saw an 86 per cent increase in the need for special assistance over the past year. Even the governor general needed special help to the tune of $87,000 more than last year.
This is just another example of the lack of Liberal will and ability to cut spending. Meanwhile the Reform Party has put forward more than 50 motions to eliminate wasteful spending in the main estimates which will be debated tonight.
Will the Liberals live up to their red book promises and vote for spending reductions? We will wait to see.