▁ ▁Every ▁single ▁provincial ▁govern ments ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁budget . ▁As ▁per ▁example , ▁Man it oba ' s ▁PC ▁premier ▁Gary ▁Fil mon ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁" ext rem ely ▁disappoint ed " ▁by ▁the ▁budget . ▁Both ▁him ▁and ▁Quebec ▁premier ▁Robert ▁Bour assa ▁called ▁on ▁other ▁provinces ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁budget , ▁which ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁p loy ▁to ▁transfer ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁financial ▁bur den ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁provinces . ▁ ▁Provin ces ▁were ▁especially ▁introduction ▁of ▁a ▁federal ▁sales ▁tax . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁budget ▁was ▁presented , ▁Bour assa ▁and ▁Ontario ▁premier ▁David ▁Pet erson ▁called ▁for ▁its ▁introduction ▁to ▁be ▁cancel led . ▁They ▁were ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁in ▁this ▁effort ▁by ▁British ▁Columbia ▁premier ▁Bill ▁V ander ▁Z alm ▁and ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁premier ▁C ly de ▁Well s . ▁The ▁former ▁had ▁previously ▁claimed ▁the ▁budget ▁was ▁" wor se ▁than ▁expected ". ▁ ▁Parti ▁Qu éb é co is ▁leader ▁and ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Quebec ▁Jacques ▁Par ize au ▁called ▁for ▁Quebec ▁to ▁patri ate ▁Emp loyment ▁In sur ance ▁from ▁Canada ▁in ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁cut s ▁proposed ▁to ▁the ▁program ▁in ▁the ▁budget . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Bud get ▁Spe ech ▁ ▁Bud get ▁Pap ers ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁bud gets ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁Canadian ▁law ▁Category : 1 9 8 9