Moving Canada forward
April 01, 2010
Our federal Conservative Government presented its vision for Canada’s future in the 2010 Throne Speech, touching on the economy, families, seniors, our military, the Arctic, our Aboriginal People and Canada’s place in the world.When we introduced Canada’s Economic Action Plan in 2009, in response to the worldwide recession, our Government took decisive steps to protect incomes, create jobs, ease credit markets, and help workers and communities get back on their feet. We are seeing modest improvements in growth and employment and we will finish the work begun last year.
Jobs and growth remain our Government’s top priority. We are providing support to those communities and industries most affected by the downturn. Now businesses have begun hiring again, and more than 135,000 net new jobs have been added to the economy since July 2009. That means restored incomes, confidence and hope for the future for families across the country.
However it would be a mistake to declare that the recession is completely behind us. Too many Canadians are still out of work. Events beyond our borders could yet threaten a fragile recovery.
Our top priority therefore is to complete the second year of Canada’s Economic Action Plan, continuing to create jobs and growth. We will work with our partners in the provinces and territories to ensure that projects are completed during the coming year, when the stimulus is most needed.
Our Government understands the hardships experienced by Canadian families affected by job loss. Unemployment continues to cast a long shadow over the economic recovery, and our Government will continue to work on job creation and job protection.
I think our Conservative Government has shown solid leadership in dealing with the worldwide recession. What do you think?