Liberal policies have heart, however energies are misdirected

Liberal leader Stéphane Dion has been busy the past few days trying to cul the advance of the NDP on the national level by a. trying to advance his parties newest and most forward thinking policies, arguing that they are the heartened centre of Canadian politics, and b. by painting the New Democratic Party as an old-guard bastion of socialism, an anachronistic artefact of a by-gone era. Dion's main points:

• The NDP wants to tax companies, which will lead to job losses
• We want to cut taxes for everyone
• We will control the economy to a reasonable degree

Is this enough to compel people to believe that a more laissez-faire approach to the economy, that which is advocated by both the Conservative Party and unfortunately the Liberal Party of Canada? The Democrats and Republicans of the United States have both for years touted the hands-off approach towards the economy as the way forward, have they been vindicated? What the NDP wants to do is to take some of the massive profits which have been reaped by Canadian and foreign companies and invest it in the Canadian masses. Any party that is not in favour of that should take a good look at themselves and ask who are they working for?

There is much to be said for the Liberal approach, it at least takes notice that there are problems in the current taxation system, and that there must be a remedy. However placing all of their eggs in one environmentally-themed basket seems politically naive. Canadians care about the environment, but there are ways to address those concerns without neglecting other priorities, such as healthcare, housing, job security, and of course education.

Libellés : Libéraux, Politique, ROC

par Borges à 10:30

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