Mississauga-Streetsville Liberal MPP, Bob Delaney, is denying comments he made during a budget event last week in Mississauga while defending his party’s economic record and latest budget.

On Monday (April 2), Delaney denied having made the comments to both Global News Radio AM 640 and the National Post Radio Show on SiriusXM Radio, while calling in to question the accuracy of a Mississauga News article reporting his comments.

During the public “budget breakfast” at Mondello Ristorante last Thursday (March 29), a visibly annoyed Delaney made the following comments in response to questions from The Mississauga News:

“With respect, bull***t,” Delaney said, when asked why his government had waited until two months before the upcoming June 7 election to address Ontarians’ concerns after 15 years in office.

“For the past 15 years, I’ve been part of a government that has built this province,” he said, later adding, “We have tripled (the debt) and we’re proud of it, because we can afford it. It’s the responsible thing to do. It’s the correct thing to do, it’s what people have asked us to do and I would do it again and I would do it proudly.”

The Mississauga News has obtained a copy of Delaney's emailed denial to Global News Radio AM 640.

“Not only did I make no such statement, but when an individual at my Budget Breakfast in Streetsville tried several times to ascribe something like it to me, I finally emphasized my disagreement with that statement by saying, "Bulls***!," he wrote in the email to Global News Radio AM 640.

Below is the unedited audio recording from the event confirming Delaney did in fact say — word for word — what was reported in The Mississauga News article. His comment begins at the 54-second mark.

The second audio clip below confirms the accuracy of the remainder of the original Mississauga News article.