Why LIBERAL?

When the Reform Party and the Canadian Alliance were building their parties they garnered support in the west based on a platform of accountability. At the time it was an easy task since the Parties were ideological in nature; it is easy to make bold statements when a Party has never been elected to represent the country. This is very much the story of the NDP. It is simple to sit at the back of the bus criticizing. So the two party joined forces and created the Conservative Party of Canada. Ironically, die-hard Progressive Conservatives seem to think that their party had been resurrected. I am certain that Defienbaker would roll over in his grave if he met the likes of Stephen Harper.
Here we are after 5 years with the Conservatives: we face the largest national debt in Canadian history. Our debt is $565 billion. We are paying $84 million a day in interest. There is nothing conservative about our burgeoning DEBT. If Canadians are wondering why wait-lists for surgeries are on the rise or why programs are being cut all they have to do is look at the debt. Just imagine what $84 million a day would generate? Funding is being cut because we are servicing our debt. Yet, the G-20 summit meeting cost $1 billion. What fool would support such excess and waste?
$84 million a day! What happens if interest rates rise marginally? What happens if they climb even one percent? The cost to service our debt will double immediately thereby further impacting our nation's viability. What happens when servicing the debt exceeds GDP? We've witnessed, first hand, what happened in Greece, Portugal and Spain yet for some reason we believe we are insulated from the same demise because we are a rich country.
How many times will we, as Canadians, allow this to happen?
The Conservatives, under the misguided direction of Brian Mulroney placed Canada in the same predicament. Our credit rating feel from Triple A. We were instructed to reduce our debt or else!
So how is it that Harper managed to destroy the hard work of the Liberal Party of Canada? The Conservative government inherited a $13 billion budget surplus in 2006 which was long gone before the economic downturn - the one Harper denied! Harper sabotaged the debt reduction program yet through it all he continues to talk about fiscal management. The Conservatives have balanced the budget once: 1913. So when will Canadians wake up?
The chance Canada has to be viable is with the Liberal Party of Canada.
We know that building prisons does not reduce crime. All we have to do is look to the United States to witness this first hand. What we need to do is invest in education to ensure that our youth have the opportunities necessary to excel. Education is the only way to be mobile. Where is the Canada I love? What has happened to our core values? Are we going to continue on this course of self-destruction or will we stand up for what is right? Will we stand up for Canada? This is a fight for Canada. Stephen Harper is dismantling this country piece by piece. It is time to take Canada back. Now! Today!

Stephen Harper - fired

If Stephen Harper was the Chief Executive Officer of any corporation he would be terminated based on his performance. As the PM, it is his job to be fiscally responsible. We live in a time whereby sustainability is the topic of conversation; balance is uttered incessantly: managing resources, allocation, distribution, conservation, accountability and responsibility yet our Prime Minister has failed miserably on all accounts! But for some reason he manages to maintain the support of the rural areas and in some of our urban areas. Why? There is clearly confusion regarding the word: conservative.

Environmental Policy

Saving the poor!

I wonder if I am the only one who finds irony in today's newspaper

One article focuses on food packaging labels while the other is about "shrinking ice disrupting the Arctic ecosystem." Chances are the government will elect to concentrate on food labeling while the Arctic ice melts away. As the climate warms our ability to grow food will be impacted but yet we micromanage people on issues that are irrelevant. Citizens are not fools. We are capable of making our own decisions about what to eat and what not to eat. We are fortunate in this country, most of us, to have the luxury to decide. What we need from government is to focus on the bigger picture. We need effective environmental legislation and policy if we are going to successfully protect the environment. It is time the government had the courage to do what is right.

First of many.....

When I created this blog, actually this is not my first blog it is my 3rd blog but I forgot the password so I had to create another one not once but three times.