Action Démocratique du Québec Leader Mario Dumont on Tuesday revealed details of the costs of his election platform.
Most of the spending in the ADQ's platform will cost $1.71 billion, with most focused on the family policies that are the party's cornerstone, Dumont said.
The ADQ's platform costs include:
- $875 million for family policies including the child-care tax credit
- $100 million for walk-in clinics
- $160 million for education and school board reform
- $138 million in transfers to regional governments
- $150 million in tax credits for business investors
The ADQ will finance its platform by using some $500 million of the $700 million in new money promised by the federal budget tabled Monday, Dumont said.
An ADQ government would also reduce government expenditures by one percent, said Gilles Taillon, a star candidate for the party and the former head of Quebec's Conseil du Patronat, the province's largest employers' association.
Dumont was rebuked by both his rivals, Parti Québécois Leader André Boisclair and Liberal Leader Jean Charest, for reaching this point in the election campaign without explaining the costs of his electoral platform.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 48 | 0 | 48 | 33.08% |
| ADQ | 41 | 0 | 41 | 30.80% |
| PQ | 36 | 0 | 36 | 28.32% |
| QS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26% |
| Last Update:March 27, 12:52:21 AM EDT | ||||
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