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“In dozens of public statements over the fall, I have detailed several concrete steps Mr. Duncan could take to start addressing his own government’s economic mismanagement,” Hudak said. “Perhaps the Minister missed these, in which case I am happy to reiterate them again today.”
Among the Ontario PC Caucus’ constructive policy ideas for turning Ontario around:
· “Stop digging the hole”: the fall session saw not one penny in savings but rather $2.5 billion in new spending
· a mandatory public sector wage freeze, so government employees share in the sacrifices their private sector counterparts are making every day
· modernizing Ontario’s apprenticeships system to create 200,000 new skilled trades jobs
· immediate annual two per cent cuts to Ministry budgets excluding health and education (where savings would be reinvested), and the elimination of one-time spending, such as stimulus, for an annual savings of $5.5 billion
· a top-to-bottom review of all spending areas, including health and education, to find efficiencies for reinvestment in priority programs and determine “nice to have” vs. “must have” programs
· an assessment of every government agency, board and commission, and the termination of those that no longer serve a useful purpose
· a full examination of what services government should, and should not provide
· the introduction of alternative service delivery, requiring public sector unions to compete for government contracts where appropriate
· an end to corporate welfare using taxpayer money, which costs over $2.5 billion a year
· reducing the size of Cabinet by 20 per cent
· fixing a broken public sector salary arbitration system, and
· a package of job creation measures, including lowered businesses taxes and a rollback of the regulatory burden – the highest in Canada – by 30 per cent over three years
“The last time I tabled these ideas in a face-to-face meeting, the Premier simply ignored us,” Hudak noted. “Perhaps last week’s credit warning from Moody’s has changed his view, prompting the Finance Minister to reach out now.
“Better late than never.”
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