Sarnia-Lambton's Tory MP says the federal government is continuing to spend at an alarming rate.
The Liberals released their 2022 budget on Thursday which includes more than $31 billion in new spending over the next five years.
Marilyn Gladu said as usual, the government has put all of their 'goodies' out beyond their election term.
"So, the dental care will come into effect in 2026... well, the next election is supposed to be 2025. Same for pharmcare, all of these promises are far out, [as is] the promise to build twice as many houses over the next 10 years. Perhaps they will be kept, but we've seen in the past where election promises from the Liberals and budget promises have not necessarily been kept."
The government plans to spend over $10 billion on housing over the next five years with a goal of increasing supply and making homes more affordable.
Gladu said none of the government's previous plans to address housing concerns have really worked.
"So, I'm not sure that their new tax-free savings account will work because I think they're missing the message. Young people don't have the huge sums of money you need now for a down payment on a house that has doubled in value under the Liberals."
Gladu said the budget will make inflation worse at a time when 60 per cent of Canadians are having trouble paying their bills. She was also disappointed that there was nothing for seniors, especially those between 65 and 75.
While Gladu was hoping for more fiscal responsibility, she said there were some things in the budget she was pleased to see.
"The dental care for low-income families, I think that's something that is needed. The price tag on that is going to be permanent debt but probably well worth it."
She was also pleased to see an increase in defence spending.
"We've got to keep our NATO commitments and although we didn't come close to that -- we've got the F35s to purchase, there's Artic sovereignty issues -- when we see the state of the world with the Russian aggression, we really need to make that a priority."
A $2.6 billion carbon capture tax credit was another item included in Thursday's budget unveiling. Gladu said Canada is a leader in carbon capture, an area where the country should be investing.
"And we should be incentivizing people to put that technology in place to reduce our emissions here at home, but the reality is, we're less than 1.6 per cent of the carbon footprint in the world. What we really need to do is leverage that technology to the substantive contributors and we could really address the issues that were raised by the [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]."
The budget document shows a projected deficit of $113.8 billion in 2021-2022, down from the $144.5-billion estimated in the latest fiscal update.
