Sandy: Harper Gov’t HAS been stimulating economy!
Posted on 30 November 2008 by Sandy
As I wrote yesterday, trying to replace the current Conservative government with a so-called Liberal/NDP/Bloc “coalition” is nothing but a power grab, a non-violent Coup d’Etat.
Moreover, while I don’t think the party financing issue should have been included in the economic update given by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday, November 27th, the criticism that the opposition parties must put together a coalition and a stimulus package to “save” the country is pure political posturing and nonsense.
Remember the Harper government accomplishments?
- Debt reduction — $37 billion since the start of the first mandate (Link)
- GIS – (Guaranteed Income Supplement for Seniors): changed to allow for higher earned income (Link)
- GST — Goods & services tax cut from 7% to 5% (Link)
- Income splitting for Canadian seniors and pensioners (Link)
- Tax free Savings Account (Link)
- Softwood Lumber Agreement (Bill C-24) (Link)
- Students exempted from taxation for scholarships, bursaries and fellowships (Link)
- Universal Child Care Benefit — $1200.00 per year for every child under age six (Link)
In other words, the Harper government has been providing stimulus packages for the nearly three years they have been in power. To suggest otherwise is to deny reality.
Popularity: 10% [?]
November 30th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
John Snobelen has a terrific column in the Sun today. Talks about how governments lead by example something the oppositions really have proven that they don’t want to do.
What’s extremely annoying is that anyone in their right mind knows that the Liberals and NDP only plan is to send Canada into a soaring debt, with a kneejerk stimulus package ahead of the Americans.
That’s just not smart by anyone’s measure.
The opposition and the MSM have chosen to ignore and not hear the parts of the governments explanation that is in line with the financial experts.
This is an opposition grovel for more of my money and power at any cost.
I am disgusted at Liberal talking head Scott Reid whose advice to the Opposition parties is to “..Kill him. Kill him dead…”
Doesn’t that come close to promoting hatred??? This isn’t about Canada. This is all about a hatred that’s so strong it’s borders something so ugly, that most Canadians would be appalled at.