Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has made it clear. His vision for Canada mirrors the Mike Harris “common sense revolution”, a revolution that was anything but common sense for Ontario families.
Ontario remembers that under Harris, we saw crucial programs that built stronger, healthier communities slashed without thought, infrastructure neglected and costs recklessly downloaded to municipalities. The result was soaring property taxes, skyrocketing water bills and communities left to clean up the mess.
The Leader of the Opposition now wants to take the same failed approach nationwide, cutting programs like the housing accelerator fund that Canadians rely on, weakening public services and forcing municipalities and families to bear the financial burden, resulting in property tax and water bill increases.
Canadians deserve better. They deserve a government that invests in communities, strengthens public services and supports affordability, not one that revives the reckless Conservative policies of the past that will increase property taxes and water bills.