“This Fall Economic Update shows once again that McGuinty and his government fail to recognize that their reckless overspending is undermining job creation,” Shurman stated. “Since the last election an additional 30,000 Ontarians are unemployed, a grand total of well over half a million, while Liberal overspending is threatening to stick taxpayers with a $411-billion debt.”

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“Under the McGuinty Liberals, the government employee wage bill has ballooned by 50 per cent, with taxpayers picking up the tab of $60 billion a year,” Shurman said. “Due to the government’s reckless overspending and record-high deficits, the province’s credit ratings have been lowered – yet another Liberal boondoggle that will hit taxpayers hard in the pocketbook.”

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Shurman concluded, “job one for Tim Hudak is to create good-paying private-sector jobs for Ontarians. And it’s pretty clear: we are the only party committed to making the tough choices today, to rebuild Ontario’s future economic prosperity.”

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