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By Aaron Schulze

Throne Speech Reaction

Caputo says throne speech didn’t have solid plans to address cost of living and inflation

Nov 24, 2021 | 6:32 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo says Tuesday’s (Nov. 23) throne speech was a lot of the same dialogue from the federal Liberals campaign platform.

“Climate change is a priority, and it was a priority for us in our previous campaign,” Caputo told CFJC Today. “But there didn’t seem to be any solid plans to address cost of living, particularly inflation.”

As shadow minister for veterans affairs and associate minister for national defence, Caputo says he didn’t see anything particular in Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s first speech from the throne, but he will review it before making comment.

With the throne speech come and gone, Caputo says he’s chomping at the bit to get back into the House of Commons to commence work.

“It’s something I will cherish, and I hope I never lose that original mystique that accompanies with walking into the House of Commons,” Caputo says. “As a lawyer, there’s a certain decorum that goes with court that took me a while to learn. It’s exactly the same in parliament. I’m someone that’s brand new trying to understand and learn as much as I can so I can be the best member of parliament possible to the people of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.”

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