End of Fall Legislative Session
PC leader Jamie Baillie says the 2011 fall session of the Legislature is most notable as the session where the NDP showed their true colours.
“Instead of working on new jobs, the economy and more affordable electricity pricing, they used their majority to force through a labour law which only serves the interests of their backroom friends,” said Baillie.
Baillie said his PC Party presented a competing vision to the NDP, taking a strong stand against the controversial First Contract labour law and the NDP’s expensive electricity plan.
“We intervened at the NS Power hearing and fought to have executive bonuses removed from power rates. We achieved a victory for ratepayers on that,” added Baillie. “Unfortunately the NDP are continuing to stick to their electricity plan that drives up power rates and asks Nova Scotians to ‘bite the bullet’ and pay more.”
Baillie was also the only leader to say that the MLA pension review didn’t go far enough, and that MLA-taxpayer contributions should be one for one, not six to one.
“In this session we continued to prove that we are the alternative to the NDP with the right ideas, both for the economy of our province and the family budget,” said Baillie.
“It’s frustrating to watch a government do so many things that make life harder for Nova Scotians,” he added. “It is important that people see there are two competing visions for the province.”
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