MP Kurek Disappointed by 2023 Liberal-NDP Budget
Ottawa, ON — Battle River—Crowfoot Member of Parliament, Damien C. Kurek, shared his thoughts on the 2023 Liberal budget, presented Tuesday.
Conservatives requested the Liberal Government include three key items in this budget. Allow Canadians to:
Bring home powerful paycheques with lower taxes, so hard work pays off again.
Bring home lower prices, by ending inflationary carbon tax hikes and deficit spending that drive up inflation & interest rates.
Bring homes people can afford, by removing government gatekeepers to free up land and speed up building permits.
“Unfortunately, this budget doesn’t accomplish anything that Conservatives asked for. Instead, there is more inflationary spending, more taxes Canadians can’t afford, and more disappointment,” Kurek said of the budget. He continued, “In fact, the only meaningful measure that seems to be targeted to help Canadians is a slightly increased GST rebate. They have simply rebranded it as a ‘grocery rebate’ to help folks offset record-high grocery prices.”
In a speech immediately following Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s tabling of the budget, Leader of the Official Opposition, Pierre Poilievre, also expressed his disappointment and informed the House that Conservatives will be voting against the budget.