The Saskatoon StarPhoenix is reporting that Jack Layton announced a six billion dollar pledge for seniors from a Dartmouth, N.S., nursing home yesterday:
The promise includes transfers of $1 billion to the provinces in each of the next four years for home care and $500 million per year for long-term facilities.
Layton said he would roll back Liberal corporate tax cuts and dip into the federal surplus to cover the costs. He called the funding promise a starting point for seniors’ care.
Not really sure what to say here - more huge money pledges from Layton. I hope he realizes he is accountable if he actually is elected.