tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post58078561738788270..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Oh, Oh! Harper's Economic Fairy Tale Taking a Long Walk off a Short PierEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-59378305406538428062011-04-18T16:06:31.201-04:002011-04-18T16:06:31.201-04:00G&M: If Steve Harper’s an economist, I’m the ...G&M: If Steve Harper’s an economist, I’m the Queen of Sheba.<br /><br />The ammunition to bury the Conservatives is overwhelming. Yet a majority of Canadians still don’t see it.<br /><br />http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/gerald-caplan/if-steve-harpers-an-economist-im-the-queen-of-sheba/article1769401/<br /><br /><br />.....................<br /><br /><br />repost from Open Democracy 6:26 PM on February 18, 2011<br /><br />Other than himself, Stephen Harper's worst enemy is his inability to deliver on many issues. In Budget 2010, he promised that budget freezes would help reduce the deficit by $6.8 billion over five years. It sounded great on paper, however, since then, departmental plans show that a tiny and insignificant fraction of the necessary staff cuts will be made.<br /><br />Here are the details of yet another flip flop by the Harper government:<br /><br />http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2011/02/harper-government-cost-control-fact-or.htmlNadine Lumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591663475427502169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-52743344028259015342011-04-18T16:06:06.244-04:002011-04-18T16:06:06.244-04:00The two main problems I have with Harper are:
1. ...The two main problems I have with Harper are:<br /><br />1. He blew a $ 14 BILLION Liberal surplus & racked up a $ 64 BILLION Con deficit<br /><br />2. He’s killing democracy in Canada<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2010-2011/youshouldhavestayedathome/<br /><br />http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/steveharper/article/825809--travers-changing-canada-one-backward-step-at-a-time<br /><br />♥<br />♥<br />♥<br />unseatHarper.ca<br />♥Nadine Lumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591663475427502169noreply@blogger.com