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Skinner supports provincial budget

Stewart Skinner is standing by the budget.

The Perth-Wellington Liberal candidate says it’s a fair and balanced approach to managing the entire economy.

He believes there’s a good chance it will pass.

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Skinner says Tim Hudak and Randy Pettapiece were going to vote against the budget anway regardless of what was in it.

He says politicians should at least read a document first before deciding which way they’re going to vote.

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Several large labour groups, including the Unifor union and the Ontario Federation of Labour, urged the NDP to pass the budget.

If Andrea Horwath votes against it, it would trigger a spring vote.

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