Kent MacDonald

Slower phase-down, production first

The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down

Supports removing the consumer carbon tax to lower costs for farmers and fishers while keeping the industrial carbon price.

Removing the consumer carbon tax will help our fishers and farmers be more competitive, with lower costs to process and transport their products, and it will benefit all other residents through reductions in fuel prices. Cutting the GST on houses at or under $1 million for first-time homebuyers will result in up to $50,000 in savings.

Higher spending and more capability

The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

Backs budget investments of $6.6 billion to strengthen Canada's defence manufacturing base.

Budget 2025 would invest $6.6 billion over five years to strengthen Canada's defence manufacturing base through the defence industrial strategy, creating new economic opportunities in Atlantic Canada. For those who have served, Veterans Affairs Canada, located in Charlottetown, would receive $185 million over four years plus $40 million ongoing to streamline disability benefits and modernize service delivery so that veterans receive the support they deserve.

Lower taxes and tighter spending

The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

Repeatedly supports middle-class tax cuts, removal of the consumer carbon tax, and GST relief, citing $27 billion in savings over five years.

We are letting Canadians keep more of their hard-earned paycheques by delivering a middle-class tax cut and by removing the consumer carbon price. The middle-class tax cut provides relief for nearly 22 million Canadians, and over the next five years it is expected to deliver more than $27 billion in tax savings. Importantly, this relief is targeted to those who need it most, with nearly half of the benefit going to Canadians in the lowest tax bracket.

Market supply and deregulation

The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls

Supports GST cuts on new homes, cutting municipal development charges, and fast-tracking builds through Build Canada Homes.

Cutting the GST on houses at or under $1 million for first-time homebuyers will result in up to $50,000 in savings. In rural P.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

Notes that immigration rules were changed making the LMIA program tighter with one-year renewals.

Nationally, we have changed the rules in immigration and the LMIA program is a little tighter with a one-year renewal required. When you talk to your membership, I'm sure you're getting the same comments that there's a shortage of labour, and the application for temporary foreign workers has become more complicated, more regulatory in nature and more of a persistent obstacle to small business owners.

More flexibility for employers

The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards

Supports expanding student jobs programs and removing interprovincial labour mobility barriers.

The plan to remove all remaining federal barriers to internal trade and labour mobility by Canada Day is a major win for P.E.I., and I am hopeful this includes reducing the tolls on the Confederation Bridge and Atlantic Canadian ferries to make all industries in P.