MLA and Social Development Critic Ernie Steeves says the Liberal govenrment is contradicting their position from a year ago, with their latest ad campaign.
The campaign is being used to clarify changes to nursing home fees.
Steeves says Premier Gallant is doing exactly what he criticized the Alward government for doing a year ago, and wasting taxpayers money.
He says, “Thirty thousand dollars is just an example of them trying to prop themselves and going against what they absolutely said they weren’t going to do.”
Steeves says Brian Gallant introduced Bill 46 last year, stating that spending the taxpayers money for ad campaigns to promote themselves is wrong, and now he’s doing it.
Social Development Minister Cathy Rogers says the ad campaign is called “Get the Real Facts on Nursing Home Costs”, .and it specifies which assets will be considered when the government looks at how a senior will pay for their nursing home care.
Steeves says the provincial government should just reverse the controversial changes, and admit they made a mistake with the decisions they made.
