Words Need to be Backed by Action!
By Damien Kurek
Battle River-Crowfoot MP
On September 5th, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced that he was ripping up the Supply and Confidence Agreement, a de facto coalition the NDP have been in for more than two years with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. I have been flooded with calls, messages, letters, emails, and folks stopping me on the street to ask if there will finally be the much-anticipated election. As Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has said, that depends on whether the NDP will “put up or shut up.” Only hours after Pierre challenged the NDP Leader, Singh made it clear that all the bravado of tearing up the agreement meant nothing by saying he wouldn’t force an election.
It has become clear, coalition or not, the Liberals and the NDP have proven that all they care about is themselves, their close friends, and their pensions. The left-leaning ideologues who make up the Government, and those who support it, broke the deal that the Government of Canada had with Canadians, regardless of the party in power. It used to be, if you worked hard in Canada, you could buy a home, raise a family, have a secure retirement, and a good life. But for most Canadians today, those dreams seem less like something to aspire to and more like a pipedream which is out of reach.
The NDP has continually supported policies, like the carbon tax, which has driven up the cost of everything. They’ve supported anti-energy and anti-development policies which have destroyed investor confidence, inflationary spending which has pushed even the basic necessities out of reach for many, tax hikes which punish hard work, censorship which demonizes free speech, attacks on our fundamental freedoms, corruption which has eroded the trust of our institutions, and soft-on-crime policies that are leading to chaos in our streets.
Canadians are suffering the consequences of the carbon tax which was designed to raise the prices of everything. With the rising cost to heat one’s home, driving to work, basic grocery necessities, and everything across the economy, far too many Canadians just can’t make ends meet. And now we have the NDP saying they have “torn up the agreement” with the Liberals but refuse to actually oppose them in any way other than words. Most recently, they even claimed that they would now oppose the carbon tax despite having voted in favour of it 24 times in the past!
Nearly everyone I hear from wants a carbon tax election. The costly coalition of the NDP aligning with the Liberals over the last two years has hurt too many, and while they may not officially be joined now, it’s clear that they are still on the same page. Not one person voted for a coalition, and Canadians are ready for a change.
As Parliament returns, Conservatives will force a confidence vote so Canadians can choose our future path. That's the plan from now to the next election, and then the work will begin to get our country back on track under a government that works for the people. People are asking what Pierre Poilievre and Common-Sense Conservatives are offering… it’s simple. We will be a government that will reward hard work, cut taxes, restore trust in our institutions, spend responsibly, and fight corruption. It’s time to get to work. Common-Sense Conservatives will axe the tax, which will help build the homes, fix the budget, and stop the crime.