Broken promises in Parliament

By Kylie Turner

Politicians are back at work in Parliament Hill following a six-week break.

The NDP and Conservative parties held their caucus meetings a week before returning to the House of Commons. Supporters of the three parties in the Windsor-Essex area hope their concerns are brought to the attention of the Liberals.

Windsorite Michelle Ski, 26, is currently living in England studying law. Ski plans on returning to Canada after she finishes school and supports the NDP party as they agree with her political, economic, environmental and human rights beliefs.

“I hope they discuss putting real plans into action that address issues such as electoral reform, the environment and Aboriginal concerns rather than petty issues like the whole ‘elbowgate’ fiasco,” said Ski. “Since there’s a Liberal majority, it should be a much smoother process to get the legislation through.”

Danyelle Bayliss works at Chrysler and is from Windsor. Bayliss supports the Liberal party and believes they represent the middle class. She said they are not all about “the rich or social services” and are right in the middle.

“Trudeau has not kept many of his promises. Living in Windsor, it feels like we are forgotten most times,” said Bayliss. “We need someone who cares about the whole country.”

Patricia Wiggins, is a stay at home mom from Tecumseh and is renewing her registration for the Conservative party. Wiggins said she supports the Conservatives because she feels they are not “irresponsible like the Liberals,” who are accruing a deficit greater than originally promised.

“Who gets to pay for that… the millennials will bear that tax burden,” said Wiggins. “I would hope they asked Trudeau how he plans on protecting Canada with the renegotiation of NAFTA. How do the Liberals plan to pay down the huge deficit they are amassing?”

There will be a press conference held this Friday to wrap up the party caucus meeting where reports by the parliamentary critics will be discussing economic issues. Some of these issues include broken promises for changing the electoral reform, flights to the Bahamas with Aga Khans private jet and the NAFTA renegotiation.