I've been holding off on the multitude of issues that surround this government. I will however take a bit of time from the family to share with the people of CC the most basic sign of how terrible this government is for this country.
The Harper Conservatives have only been governing this country for what? a couple years? They were handed down huge surpluses and conjunction with a market that has paid significantly for natural resources and oil. Both of which has rewarded this government for having done nothing as the surpluses where there when they took over, and it's not like Harper put what we have under Canadian soil.
Nevertheless, in the short period of time governing, Harper has already taken us into flirting with deficits. Now how irresponsible is that?!
If you ran you household like this you would risk losing the house. That is why sensible people try to build savings for when the times aren't so good. But what did this government do? It blew those monies in reserve simply to win over the votes of the electorate.
You get what you vote for.
The Harper Conservatives have only been governing this country for what? a couple years? They were handed down huge surpluses and conjunction with a market that has paid significantly for natural resources and oil. Both of which has rewarded this government for having done nothing as the surpluses where there when they took over, and it's not like Harper put what we have under Canadian soil.
Nevertheless, in the short period of time governing, Harper has already taken us into flirting with deficits. Now how irresponsible is that?!
If you ran you household like this you would risk losing the house. That is why sensible people try to build savings for when the times aren't so good. But what did this government do? It blew those monies in reserve simply to win over the votes of the electorate.
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080725.wdeficit0725/BNStory/Business/home
Fiscal update set for October
Reuters
July 25, 2008 at 1:39 PM EDT
OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters Friday that the government plans to present its fiscal update in October.
“We're beginning to work on the fall fiscal update,” he said. We are on track and we usually do the fiscal update in October.”
The update is normally a snapshot of the government's financial position, but if the October statement contains new fiscal measures, it would be a confidence motion, giving opposition parties in the House of Commons an opportunity to bring down the minority Conservatives.
On Friday, the government said it posted a deficit of $517-million for April and May, the first two months of the fiscal year, as income from corporate and sales taxes fell sharply.
That compares with a surplus of $2.78-billion in the same two months of 2007.
You get what you vote for.