Reality check: Premier opposition

While Conservatives have been spending the last two months trying to justify why their Trojan Horse budget needs to be so big, the voices of dissent have been growing.

Who doesn’t like this budget?

Premiers

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger

“This budget is a budget that puts jobs at risk and health care at risk”

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty

“What's especially troubling about these new costs being downloaded onto Ontario taxpayers is that the federal government remains so untroubled by the whole thing”

Quebec Premier Jean Charest

« C’est pas conformer à l’engagement qu’il [Stephen Harper] avait pris, du fédéralisme d’ouverture, et c’est pas conforme au système fédéral, point à la ligne. »

New Brunswick Premier David Alward

“The last time I checked the people in Ottawa liked to eat lobster, and they like McCain French”

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter

“we believe... the efforts that are being made by the federal government are in fact in response to a stereotype that doesn’t exist in our provinces”

Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz "It's not like we're going to have an IT company set up next to a fish plant that only operates eight months a year”

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale "I think there's a real disconnect between Ottawa and the reality of people's lives"

Ironically if they had simply taken some time to consult seniors, students, rural Canadians, Premiers and experts Conservatives could have avoided these criticisms.