It could have been "The Green Budget", with a central focus on programs for fossil fuel emissions reductions, in the face of global warming.
Instead, Harper's 2007 budget is "The Pandering to the Bloc Budget", something that should make conservatives squirm. I don't know what it takes to get conservative supporters to reject their leaders when even this obvious ploy to placate the Bloc does not shake them. {Not that they would like to see any money spent on global warming projects...]
Its not doing the unity question any good either - one of the main irritants in the "Quebec VS. the Rest of Canada" clash is the fact that Quebec gets more money per capita than other provinces. This announcement only deepens that divide. You see, it wasn't really about Quebecers, but rather about keeping the Bloc MPs from rejecting this budget - the Bloc, plus the CPC [conservatives], together have just enough votes in Parliament to pass anything they agree on [which is not much].
This cozyness between the CPC and the Bloc should make anyone question the sincerity of the support from the Bloc, and moreso we should question the dedication of Harper to the principals of conservatives - we have never heard of them campaigning on a platform of "payola" and "vote buying".
"vote-buying goes to new level in federal budget"
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature7.cfm?REF=172
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Another 2007 budget item that Canadians might find distastefull:
"Budget conceals $1 billion cut in childcare funding"
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewActNote7.cfm?REF=11
Instead, Harper's 2007 budget is "The Pandering to the Bloc Budget", something that should make conservatives squirm. I don't know what it takes to get conservative supporters to reject their leaders when even this obvious ploy to placate the Bloc does not shake them. {Not that they would like to see any money spent on global warming projects...]
Its not doing the unity question any good either - one of the main irritants in the "Quebec VS. the Rest of Canada" clash is the fact that Quebec gets more money per capita than other provinces. This announcement only deepens that divide. You see, it wasn't really about Quebecers, but rather about keeping the Bloc MPs from rejecting this budget - the Bloc, plus the CPC [conservatives], together have just enough votes in Parliament to pass anything they agree on [which is not much].
This cozyness between the CPC and the Bloc should make anyone question the sincerity of the support from the Bloc, and moreso we should question the dedication of Harper to the principals of conservatives - we have never heard of them campaigning on a platform of "payola" and "vote buying".
"vote-buying goes to new level in federal budget"
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature7.cfm?REF=172
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Another 2007 budget item that Canadians might find distastefull:
"Budget conceals $1 billion cut in childcare funding"
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewActNote7.cfm?REF=11
