OFFICE OF THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, N.B.
Canada E3B 5H1

BUREAU DE LOPPOSITION OFFICIELLE

Assemble lgislative du Nouveau-Brunswick
Case postale 6000
Fredericton (N.-B.)
Canada E3B 5H1

16 January 2017
Statement on PM Trudeau promotional tour stop in Fredericton
It is clear that the Liberals are hoping to present this as Santa Claus coming to town. In the last 10 days
over $350 million in taxpayer funded, federal-provincial spending announcements have been held.
I watched the town hall from Peterborough and some excellent economic and fiscal questions were
asked of the Prime Minister. Predictably he danced around them and provided no answers or concern
about the sky-rocketing debt of our nation due to reckless and relentless spending.
Hopefully, in Fredericton Trudeau will be questioned and challenged on his carbon tax and advised that
we are already meeting our nationally set targets in New Brunswick. It is also of real concern that he is
willing to place Canada at a major economic disadvantage to the US, our major trading partner, who
have not and do not appear to be moving in the same direction. I also hope that someone will tell him
that the Gallant government has already raised taxes by over $500 million dollars per year, we have the
highest personal income taxes in the country and that New Brunswickers simply can't afford any more.
Canadians are being forced to pay more so governments can waste more. This is an ongoing Liberal
phenomenon both federally and provincially.
Blaine Higgs

Dclaration au sujet de la visite du premier ministre Trudeau Fredericton lors de sa tourne

promotionnelle
Il est clair que les libraux esprent prsenter ceci comme larrive du pre Nol. Des annonces de
dpenses jointes entre gouvernements fdral et provincial de plus de 350 millions $ aux frais des
contribuables ont eu lieu au cours des 10 derniers jours.
Jai visionn lassemble publique de Peterborough et dexcellentes questions conomiques et fiscales
ont t poses au premier ministre. Comme prvu, il a tournaill autour des questions et na fourni
aucune rponse et na pas montr dinquitude face la monte en flche de la dette nationale en
raison de dpenses imprudentes et implacables. Peut-tre qu Fredericton, avec un peu de chance, le
premier ministre Trudeau sera interrog et mis au dfi en matire de sa taxe sur le carbone et sera avis
que nous atteignons dj nos objectifs nationaux au Nouveau-Brunswick. Il est aussi vraiment inquitant
quil est prt dsavantager le Canada en matire dconomie face aux tats-Unis, notre principal
partenaire commercial, qui ne semble pas suivre la mme direction. Jespre galement que quelquun
lui dira que le gouvernement Gallant a dj augment les impts dun montant de plus de 500 millions $
par anne, que nos impts sur le revenu sont les plus levs au pays et que les gens du NouveauBrunswick nont plus les moyens daccepter cela. Les Canadiens sont forcs de payer davantage pour
permettre aux gouvernements de gaspiller davantage. Cest un phnomne libral continu, autant au
niveau fdral quau niveau provincial.
Blaine Higgs
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