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The Manitoba Liberal Party is disappointed in but hardly surprised with the quick fixes put forth in yesterday's Speech from the Throne. "Gary Doer is the king of the headline-grabbing solutions, no matter what the cost to the people of Manitoba," said Dr. Jon Gerrard, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party. "Using casino cash to fix up Winnipeg is hardly a well-thought out, long term solution. It is a quick fix at best." "This Throne Speech offers no plan to move Manitoba out of its deplorable "have-not" status, offers no plan to ease the pain of the hundreds of Manitobans suffering on long health care waiting lists, and offers no plan to clean up our rivers and lakes," he continued. "I'm also very disappointed in the government's lack of substantive tax reform for businesses and property owners." "The NDP government has been making and breaking promises since the 1999 Throne Speech," said Gerrard. For example: ? They were going to rescue health care: Five years later it is harder than even to find a family doctor. ? They were going to clean up Manitoba's lakes: Five years later, Lake Winnipeg has more algal blooms than ever. ? They were going to make Manitoba safe: Five years later Winnipeg is the murder capital of Canada ? They were going to make Manitoba's workplaces safer: Five years later we have the least safe workplaces in all of Canada- twice as unsafe as Ontario and Alberta ? They were going to implement the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry: Five years later aboriginal leaders from all over the province are protesting because nothing has happened. ? They said the high rate of child and family poverty in Manitoba is unacceptable: Five years later Manitoba still has one of the highest rates of child poverty in Canada. ? They were going to increase citizens' input into regional health authority decision: Five years later we still do not have elected regional authority boards.11/23/2004
