The main points of the throne speech from the CBC:
-Legislation to "clean up government," with new rules on lobbying and campaign donations.
-A one-point cut in the goods and services tax, to six per cent, with a possible cut to five per cent later.
-"Direct financial support" for child care, with no mention of the dollar figure cited in the campaign, $1,200 a year for each child under six.
-Tougher sentences for violent and repeat offenders, particularly those convicted of gun crimes, and more police on the street.
-More elbow-room for "a strong and dynamic Quebec" within Canada, including a role for Quebec in UNESCO, the United Nations agency.
-A formal apology for the Chinese "head tax" charged to Chinese immigrants between 1885 and 1923.
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