Strong Leadership.  Lower Debt.

February 11, 2008

Today, thanks to strong Conservative leadership, taxes are down, the budget is balanced and government spending is focused on the priorities of millions of hard-working Canadians.

To help ensure continued prosperity, the Conservative Government is also taking steps to reduce the financial burden on future generations of Canadians by paying down Canada’s federal debt.

By March 31 of this year, the Conservative Government will already have paid off more than $37 billion of federal government debt.

As a result, Canada’s debt burden is at its lowest level since the 1970s.

The Conservative plan of lower taxes, balanced budgets and debt repayment stands in stark contrast to the plans of Stéphane Dion’s Liberals.

Stéphane Dion has criss-crossed the country making spending promises to anyone who will listen. To pay for his lack of priorities, Stéphane Dion is planning to both raise the GST and take away benefits like the $1,200 per year Universal Child Care Benefit.

The Liberals’ reckless spending would almost certainly push the country back into deficit, add to the federal debt and put upward pressure on interest rates.

In the next election, Canadians will have a clear choice. They can choose the lack of priorities, reckless spending and higher taxes of the Stéphane Dion Liberals, or they can continue to move forward with lower taxes, balanced budgets and lower debt thanks to the strong leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Government.