The federal budget is getting mixed reactions from the candidates in the upcoming federal election.
Perth-Wellington NDP candidate Ethan Rabidoux says this budget only has the illusion of balance:
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Meanwhile Liberal candidate Stephen McCotter says the budget leaves most people behind:
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However Conservative candidate John Nater says he’s pleased with it:
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Rabidoux says one of the biggest tax cuts in the budget won’t help most people:
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McCotter says the Conservatives are once again putting all their eggs in the oil basket:
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Nater takes issue with the criticism that the budget relies too much on Canada’s oil industry:
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The Harper Government was able to balance the budget partially by cutting contingency fund spending from $3 billion to $1 billion a year.
They’re also collecting billions in unnecessary Employment Insurance premiums and hoping oil prices go back up.
