Proof conservatism is dead in Canada
Chom Noamsky
marriage are so hopeless that even mentioning them kills Conservative
support. Fiscal conservatism is dead. Conservatives just issued a budget
that increases federal spending more than any Liberal government in history,
to a level even the Greens say isn't sustainable. In order to retain power
they have become so red, so liberal they can no longer be identified as
conservatives. I bet Reformers are regretting the day they ever merged.
John McKay
budget.
Maybe his copy of the talking points memo got lost in the mail.
Chom Noamsky
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> Where's TeeWee? He should be in here defending Harper's "ssssocialist"
> budget.
>
> Maybe his copy of the talking points memo got lost in the mail.
Maybe he he got lost walking home from Tim Horton's
bc_nv
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Hard to imagine since his cardboard home is in the back parking lot.
Joe
" OTTAWA -- Ottawa's heavy spending plans, outlined in its 2007-08
budget on Monday, have raised concerns of a fiscal stimulus that
increases the chances the Bank of Canada's next rate move will be a
hike rather than a cut.
Two-thirds of the new spending envisaged for the next two years, or
about $12.7-billion, is cash that will be showered on the provinces to
settle an age-old dispute over how to share revenues among the
different levels of government.
The remaining $7-billion is devoted mainly to a vast array of targeted
tax breaks and environmental initiatives.
Pundits were so struck by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's free-flowing
cash that one Ottawa newspaper on Tuesday sported a front-page
caricature of him as an Easter "money bunny" carrying a basket full of
treats." (1)
""What will future generations say of us and our actions? Let them say
we had the courage, the commitment and the confidence to bring Canada
to its rightful place on the world stage."
They are more likely to say that this government has used yet another
whopping surplus to firm up its vulnerable flanks and thinly sprinkle
some cash on groups of voters who might be persuaded to vote for
it." (2)
"Ottawa - Federal spending had been accelerating even before this
year's budget was tabled, but yesterday the Conservatives hit the gas.
The restraint that Tories preached in opposition was not in sight as
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered a budget in which federal
spending reaches nearly $200-billion in 2007-08, up a hefty 5.6 per
cent." (3)
"How Liberal is this allegedly Conservative budget? It's so Liberal
that it actually revives the sponsorship program.
There was a time when some of us thought Stephen Harper and Jim
Flaherty were conservatives: prudent politicians who were definably to
the right of, say, Jack Layton or Stéphane Dion. What fools we were.
This sky's-the-limit budget provides few real tax breaks, wildly
increases spending, repeatedly intrudes into areas of provincial
jurisdiction and -- brace yourselves -- puts $30-million into a
program "in support for local arts and heritage festivals that engage
Canadians in their communities." (4)
"Forget the stuff and guff about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's
"hidden agenda." Maybe he hungers for a right-wing, ideological
crusade, but he's doing a brilliant job of concealing it.
Mr. Harper has one agenda: to get re-elected with a majority. To help
win that majority, his "new" government presented a mainstream budget
yesterday that could have been designed by a Liberal.
The government grabbed the spending hose and showered money
everywhere, from big transfers to provinces, especially Quebec, to
itsy-bitsy programs. Then it cut taxes through child tax credits and a
small benefit to encourage people to move from welfare to the work
force. Big spending (a 5.7-per-cent increase next year, almost triple
the inflation rate), plus modest tax cuts and some writedown of the
national debt: It's the old Liberal formula, updated by the Harper
government. It's the formula for winning elections that it hopes to
update." (5)
(1) Concerns over budget spending
Ottawa's heavy spending plans may lead to rate hike: critics
Reuters
Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
(2) t's a sprinkle of cash for all
Comment: John Ivison says it's a bit grand for a politically
inoffensive budget with burger rebates
John Ivison, National Post
Published: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/budget2007/story.html?id=2fda6013-7bde-4eb4-afd3-6b68c8efd420&k=0
(3) Federal spending: Fiscal conservatism takes a holiday
Total spending is set to rise by 5.6 per cent
CAMPBELL CLARK
>From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
(4) A budget so Liberal, the Grits should sue
The fiscal conservative has gone the way of the dinosaur
JOHN IBBITSON
>From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
(5) Money, money everywhere
The Conservative spending hose is aimed squarely at re-election
JEFFREY SIMPSON
>From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070320.wcosimpsonopen20/BNStory/budget2007/home
Bradly Wiebe
The NDP moved left, the Liberals moved left to steal moderate NDP votes,
the Conservatives moved left and are now the only centrist party in
Canada, and have stolen many of the Liberal and NDP votes. It's good to
be a Canuckistanian these days :O)
David Johnston
wrote:
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>
>Chom Noamsky wrote:
>>
>> Social conservatism is dead. Bringing up issues like abortion and gay
>> marriage are so hopeless that even mentioning them kills Conservative
>> support. Fiscal conservatism is dead. Conservatives just issued a budget
>> that increases federal spending more than any Liberal government in history,
>> to a level even the Greens say isn't sustainable. In order to retain power
>> they have become so red, so liberal they can no longer be identified as
>> conservatives. I bet Reformers are regretting the day they ever merged.
>
>The NDP moved left,
The NDP did not move left. They moved right as socialism was
discredited.
The Right One
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About 3 inches, and a grease spot
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Semper Libèr
> Social conservatism is dead. Bringing up issues like abortion and gay
> marriage are so hopeless that even mentioning them kills Conservative
> support. Fiscal conservatism is dead. Conservatives just issued a budget
> that increases federal spending more than any Liberal government in
history,
> to a level even the Greens say isn't sustainable. In order to retain
power
> they have become so red, so liberal they can no longer be identified as
> conservatives.
Bingo! You get a gold star... even though you did forget to mention them
sucking up to Quebec.
I'm sure Terry will find a way to spin that into a "conservative" value as
well.