By Troy Gillard

“The future is even more worrisome"

MP Dreeshen: Trudeau’s speech from the throne leaves too many Canadians behind

Sep 24, 2020 | 2:15 PM

The Conservative MP for Red Deer – Mountain View says Wednesday’s throne speech highlighted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s failure to put Canada on a real path forward through the pandemic and help those Canadians who desperately need it.

“Navigating the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely difficult,” Earl Dreeshen said in a statement on Thursday. “The future is even more worrisome. I keep hearing from constituents who say they’re concerned about their health, their loved ones, their jobs, and how they are going to pay their bills this winter.”

While there remain many unknowns, Dreeshen said Trudeau had an opportunity to lay out a plan to help. But he failed to do so and is once again leaving Canadians behind.

Dreeshen pointed out that the throne speech failed to mention western alienation and national unity concerns, and failed to deliver a plan to help the millions of Canadians who are struggling.

He noted that there was no commitment to increase health transfers, despite it being the top request of provinces, and suggested Trudeau has done nothing but waste six weeks so that he could hide from his ethical scandals.”

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The Liberal government’s track record is one of complete failure, Dreeshen said.

“There are still a number of major concerns Justin Trudeau needs to answer for. For example, why is Canada falling behind our allies when it comes to COVID-19 testing?” he asked. “Other countries continue to safely offer home testing and online kits. And where is the plan to deal with a second wave? We can’t accept an economic shutdown as the only solution.”

Dreeshen added, “Conservatives are here to fight for Canadians. That is what they elected us to do.

“I know that our country can overcome adversity together, and we can emerge from the COVID era stronger and more united than ever before.”

(With file from media release)