Although it came off as "vague" and was dismissed by the official opposition, Kathleen Wynne's first throne speech as Premier will pass and Ontario's Liberal government won't fall.

“A little bit of PC, a little bit of NDP and a whole lot of Dalton McGuinty isn’t going to get us out of this mess," stated PC Leader Tim Hudak. "We’re not going to be supporting the throne speech."

That left the decision to the NDP, with leader Andrea Horwath "prepared to pass it" but she's looking for more concrete guarantees in the budget. That's when, as Horwath puts it, "the rubber's going to hit the road."

Closer to horse racing and the industry's struggles with the OLG modernization strategy, Premier Wynne didn't mention the horse racing industry in the throne speech but did bring up municipalities needing a say in casino talks.

"Your government intends to work with municipalities on other issues, too. Because communities must be involved and connected to one another.

They must have a voice in their future and a say in their integrated, regional development.

So that local populations are involved from the beginning if there is going to be a gas plant or a casino or a wind plant or a quarry in their hometown."

Along the same lines as his party leader, Guelph Progressive Conservative candidate and industry participant Anthony MacDonald issued a statement on the throne speech on Tuesday night. MacDonald feels the new Liberal leader plans to take Ontario in the same old direction according to the path outlined in the throne speech.

"On the same day Progressive Conservatives announced plans to re-introduce a motion to determine whether the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals should be found in contempt, it’s tough to swallow Liberal rhetoric on job growth and economic responsibility," said MacDonald. "This throne speech did nothing more than play lip service to the Opposition parties and try to buy more time in power. With a massive deficit and growing unemployment, Ontario doesn’t need a little tinkering, it needs a massive overhaul. From this first effort, it’s clear to me that the kind of change Ontario needs will only come with a change in provincial leadership, not just party leadership. Ontario can’t afford the Liberals no matter how they try to reincarnate themselves."

MacDonald was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Guelph in 2012, and will be facing the new Education Minister Liz Sandals when Ontario has its next provincial election.

"The Progressive Conservatives are the only party focused on rebuilding Ontario’s economy – balancing the budget, creating private-sector jobs and attracting investment," continued MacDonald. "Liberals are spending beyond Ontario’s means and it’s creating a very dark hole of debt and unemployment for years to come. I don’t want that for Guelph or any community in Ontario."

"The throne speech spoke about ‘your new government’ but that fact remains there is nothing new about today’s Liberals. These are the same scandal-plagued, high-spending Liberals who put Ontario in an economic crisis," said MacDonald. "Ontario families and communities deserve better. Only the Progressive Conservatives have a plan to put Ontario back on the right track."