tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post1901757762230031556..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: You're The Problem Mr. HarperSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-20630183530471682342010-06-10T02:14:27.734-04:002010-06-10T02:14:27.734-04:00Tof KW said...
Sandi, it's because it was...Tof KW said...<br /><br /> <i> Sandi, it's because it was Paul Martin (with an assist from Mulroney thanks to the GST) who brought our economy back from the brink - not Preston Manning - and everyone outside of Alberta knows it. </i><br /><br /> They also know the rest of the story: that it was Liberal Pierre Trudeau who drove the Canadian economy almost to bankruptcy, and Brian Mulroney (who inherited not only this huge debt, but record-high interest rates to go along with it, necessitating some further debt just to keep the country afloat) who introduced the two policies that brought us back from the brink: the GST *and* Free Trade.<br /><br /> (a bit more than an "assist", wasn't it?)<br /><br /> The Liberals had vehemently opposed both policies while in opposition, but turned around and whole-heartedly embraced them once in office; add to that the slashing of a few (14? 24?) billion dollars from health-care and the downloading to the provinces of a few billion more, and you have the Liberals proudly taking credit for 'fixing' Canada's economy.Fred from BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914558903316825761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-49089938419906959172010-06-08T12:11:01.486-04:002010-06-08T12:11:01.486-04:00Preston Manning????!! I said Mike Pearson and that...Preston Manning????!! I said Mike Pearson and that comment was not about the economy, it was about minorities accomplishing something.<br /><br />With or without the GST Canada was pretty much in the same position as Greece and it was the "tough love" that did it, even if the Cons and NDP say it was on the back of Canadians/provinces.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-21947753642330318852010-06-08T08:18:47.230-04:002010-06-08T08:18:47.230-04:00Sandi, it's because it was Paul Martin (with a...Sandi, it's because it was Paul Martin (with an assist from Mulroney thanks to the GST) who brought our economy back from the brink - not Preston Manning - and everyone outside of Alberta knows it. UK PM Cameron has been meeting with Martin as of late, video of the two meeting was on CBC just yesterday. Suck it up Harper!Tof KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756310841374198056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-56946522509337394152010-06-08T07:10:51.847-04:002010-06-08T07:10:51.847-04:00The news is out that the Conservative David Camero...The news is out that the Conservative David Cameron and his Conservative finance minister are looking at and using the model of the "Liberal" plan in the 90's to clean up debt. Other countries are studying it too.<br /><br />In other words, other countries know it was the Liberals that did it in the 90's and had nothing to do with Harper.<br /><br />It's been on the news, so perhaps, indirectly, this will hopefully remind people.<br /><br />So, Mr. World Stage Harper is not fooling world leaders at all.<br /><br />Perhaps it's to stop being so obsessed with professional career politicians and look in another direction. Mike Pearson was not a career politician, was considered weak, but boy oh boy what he and Tommy Douglas accomplished because they respected each other.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-62150227329053854522010-06-08T02:09:42.703-04:002010-06-08T02:09:42.703-04:00As Tom Flanagan crowed after the 2006 election, th...As Tom Flanagan crowed after the 2006 election, there are certain issues that favour the Conservatives and the economy is one. No matter how successful the Liberals were in balancing the books and creating jobs, Conservative research suggested that when it came to economics people trusted the Conservatives more than they did the Liberals. Things have not gotten any better since then. Indeed they have gotten a lot worse. <br /><br />The Liberals do not stand a snow balls chance in hell if the issue is the economyKobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407275645274060038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-31530055642738192342010-06-07T23:56:41.950-04:002010-06-07T23:56:41.950-04:00Isn't the topic standing up to Harper and work...Isn't the topic standing up to Harper and working with other parties to turf him? So why are the Liberals helping the Cons to pass the budget?<br /><br />I'm done too. The weakening of the Environmental Assessment Act is the last straw for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-89182636869469765682010-06-07T22:30:26.040-04:002010-06-07T22:30:26.040-04:00Geez, way to stay on topic.Geez, way to stay on topic.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-67207415376964656962010-06-07T22:26:11.663-04:002010-06-07T22:26:11.663-04:00After making all the excuses for Iggy, I'm don...After making all the excuses for Iggy, I'm done. Sorry, this not just that I don't agree with they guy but this fella does not seem to know thing one about politics. He has Effed away every advantage he has been handed. Iggy presently has an opportunity to kill the omnibus budget, show some spine, rid us of the present PM, & do a deal with the other parties to give the country one to two years stable government. If he wanted further proof the poll that shows greater support for a Grit-Dipper agreement is in his hands. So what is he doing with this opportunity? SFA that's what!<br />At the very least, he should be able to wrest something out of the present PM, but what does Iggy get for supporting this person? The knowledge that he is now seen as weaker leader than M. Dion by most Canadians. <br />Stick a fork in me, I'm done.JimmEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703715618040666970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-50398602472410213062010-06-07T20:32:46.764-04:002010-06-07T20:32:46.764-04:00Does this let us turn the way we've let budget...Does this let us turn the way we've let budgets pass into a strength, rather than a weakness?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06441711770772926643noreply@blogger.com