The throne speech will also touch on the Liberals’ promise to raise taxes on Canada’s biggest breadwinners, while easing the burden on middle-income earners.
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Dec 5, 2015- The annual speech to open the first session of parliament in Canada promised a “smart and caring” nation under the new Liberal government.
“The times we live in demand nothing less”, Johnston said.
“A new health accord and a willingness to work with the provincial and territorial governments are the top issues the CMA was looking for in the Throne Speech”, Dr. Forbes said. In response to pressing global need, we will welcome 25,000 new Canadians from Syria by the end of February 2016.
The Governor General also stated that there is also an objective to invest in infrastructure in order to boost the economy.
“We will undertake these and other initiatives while pursuing a responsible and transparent fiscal plan suited to challenging economic times”.
It was practically a throwaway line in today’s Throne Speech, but it has the Conservative opposition anxious. “As a country we are strengthened in many ways by our shared experiences, by the diversity that inspires both Canada and the world, and by the way we treat each other”, said Johnston.
The government will work jointly to implement all 94 recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which explored the dark legacy of Canada’s now-defunct residential school system.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, sporting a white ribbon, arrived with his wife, Sophie Grégoire.
Indigenous people: The government pledges to renew, on “nation-to-nation” terms, the relationship between Canada and indigenous peoples.
The speech highlighted Trudeau’s democratic reform promises: to run an open and transparent government, reform the House of Commons to empower backbenchers, replace the first-past-the-post electoral system and reform the Senate.
Ottawa will also negotiate a target for reducing carbon emissions with Canada’s provinces, which will include putting a price on carbon emissions in order to encourage energy conservation and discourage polluting.
Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose told CTV’s Power Play that she was struck by a “lack of economic focus” in the speech.
Isadore Day, the Ontario regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, said the government’s language indicates the prime minister will make good on his promise to recognize a nation-to-nation relationship.
New environmental assessment processes with decisions based on scientific evidence.
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On marijuana, the throne speech promised that the Liberal government “will legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana”.
