The Progressive Conservatives have been in office for nearly a year, and the official opposition believes “broken promises” has been the theme since that time.
The 2025 general election was held on October 14th, with the PCs forming a majority government – something that was considered an upset at the time.
John Hogan says Premier Tony Wakeham has made several promises over the course of the election campaign, and one year later many of those have not been fulfilled.
Premier Wakeham, with then-Premier of Quebec Christine Frechette and Prime Minister Mark Carney announce the finalized agreement for Churchill Falls (VOCM News)
Hogan says at the top of that list is the promise for a referendum on the Churchill falls deal. He says Wakeham has acknowledged that people are disappointed, but he is not going to go back on the decision.
Over the last year there has also been a lot of “backtracking on issues” from government, according to Hogan.
Then-premier Andrew Furey at the site of the new acute care hospital in Kenmount Crossing in November 2024 (VOCM News)
He says the PCs promised better health care, yet they cancelled what he calls a “provincial hospital” in Kenmount Crossing. He also says there wasn’t enough money in the budget for teachers and early childhood educators, and notes that the new school in Cartwright promised by the Liberals was canned by the PCs. Hogan believes that a lot of the promises made will not be fulfilled during this government’s mandate.
