RELEASE

For Release: Immediate
May 3, 2006

Conservative Budget Fails Canadians: Cullen

Ottawa - The Honourable Roy Cullen, Official Opposition Critic for Natural Resources, and Member of Parliament for Etobicoke North, today denounced the Conservative Budget for ignoring the Canadian Natural Resources sector and failing Canadians.

"This budget raises taxes for the lowest income Canadians, fails to address climate change, fails to provide a real child care plan or create child care spaces, fails to address the very pressing needs of Canada's Aboriginal peoples, fails to exhibit any vision for Canada's future prosperity, and has no significant investments in education or innovation - in short, despite all the rhetoric, this budget fails many Canadians," said Cullen.

"This is an attempt at old-fashioned vote buying, and I think Canadians are smart enough to see it for what it is," said Cullen.

"This budget promises $400 million for the forestry industry, after canceling the $1.5 billion aid package that the Liberal Government was going to deliver. It doesn't take an economist to understand that they are getting short-changed. Further, the natural resource sector is facing the crisis of an impending labour shortage, this budget does nothing to address this," said Cullen.

"As with their Throne Speech, this budget turns its back on Canadians, and the natural resources sector," said Cullen.

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