Mr Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North): Today at 4 pm Finance Minister Greg Sorbara will without question break the laws of the province of Ontario. This betrayal to the working families of Ontario will result in Ontario returning to the lost decade.

Ontario's working families will remember finance critic Gerry Phillips last year stating that Ontario, with a loss of revenues as a result of BSE and SARS, could be facing a $5-billion deficit. Ontario's working families will recall the election campaign and the TV ads, where Dalton McGuinty clearly stated, "I will not raise your taxes." Ontario's working families will recall the famous photo op when Dalton McGuinty signed the Taxpayer Protection Act.

Ontario's working families will recall Dalton McGuinty and his candidates promising not to run deficits. Ontario's working families will recall Dalton McGuinty and all his candidates promising to deliver balanced budgets. Ontario's working families will recall the orgy of broken promises since October 2.

Ontario's working families will today see increased taxes, the demise of a strong economy, more broken promises and the official introduction of two-tier health in Ontario. The citizens of Ontario have been betrayed. Any tax increase or deficit requires a referendum by the citizens of Ontario. That is the law.

The lost decade has returned. The working families of Ontario have caught on to the Fiberals and their leader. In a highly touted speech today, Greg Sorbara will send Ontario back to the era of tax and spend. Ontarians had eight and a half years of a government that made and kept their promises. Today Ontarians live under a government that thrives on breaking their promises.