‘Canadians have a right to know that’; Caputo takes aim at lack of budget as first parliamentary session wraps
KAMLOOPS — The first session of the 45th parliament wrapped up last week in Ottawa. The brief four week sitting was the first under new prime minister Mark Carney, as he began to implement his agenda and vision for Canada’s future. For the opposition conservatives, the sitting was conducted without their leader, forcing Andrew Sheer to take over the reigns from Pierre Poilievre.
The first session of parliament saw a couple of bills, including one deemed controversial by some, passed through the house of commons, what it did not see was a full budget, and that is of concern for Kamloops MP Frank Caputo.
“How much money are we actually spending on servicing our debt, are we spending $1 billion per week on that, is that $52 billion a year that we are spending on just that? Canadians have a right to know that. How much are we going to be spending on housing, how much are we going to be spending on defense because right now the liberals have put forward a ton of promises and we have no tangible elements,” said Caputo.
The session saw Caputo take over a new role in the conservative shadow cabinet, public safety. It’s an issue on the forefront of minds and one that all levels of government are facing criticism on.
