Throne Speech

The Speech from the Throne by Governor General Michaëlle Jean was really gloomy about Canada's economic situations right now and about the 13 billion dollars that the government had promised for tax relief.

The Governor General stated that in response to this national crisis, the "Economic stimulus plan" will be put in action. The plan was fairly general in topic. The government said that it would encourage private spending and direct government action, protect stability of the economic system, support industries in difficulty, and protect the unemployed and aboriginals.

The Conservatives said that they will spent all the required money to revive the suffering economy. New Democrat Leader Jack Layton, stated that someone other than Harper would better in this situation."There's probably going to be measures there that we would support, but they are much more likely to actually be implemented by a government that believes in them," he told reporters."I'm afraid we have to say that Mr. Harper has lost our confidence and he's now willing to propose things he doesn't really believe in, in order to save his job."

Canada’s opposition Liberals stated that they will support Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s budget after the government agreed to provide regular progress reports on the plan. However, the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois have already said that they will vote against the financial plan.

Not only does the Throne Speech bring a sense of a huge national crisis, it shows the increase of tension between the political parties. If Harper cannot bring the economy back up, the other political parties would be happy to overthrow him. His financial plan should work out really well quickly, or Harper would be losing his job.