Alta4ever

So if the country is in such a bad economic state and the consumer confidence is so low, why did a local radio station here raise $11,000 more this year in a christmas drive? I think that many can't tell the difference between media sensationalism in this country and the real news.

Nobody has to spend money

The senate was never ment as limit on democracy it was ment as a chamber of sober second though. That second though should still come from the people of Canada not partisan appointments. You knows whats very funny I know a number of liberals from around town who agree with the need for a eee senate, but since their party doesn't listen to its grassroots it falls on deaf ears.

Sorry my mistake its New Zealand that is tring to move away from the govenor general and to a republic.

Ever economist agrees? Care to prove that? I have heard plenty that disagree. I said How will infrastructure spending stop Gm from becoming a victim of the crisis? You said "Thats a different issue. They and Chrysler need loans, billions, and now." You said "It will keep the companies from becoming victims of this crisis. As I have said though, infrastructure is a sure way to stimulate" So again I ask how is infrastructure spending going to save companies? "But Ottawa can give them the money...now." Do provincial governments not have access to money? They can run deficits if they need to. Nobody is stopping provincial governments from doing this on their own. So what if wasting money doesn't create jobs or benefit the country. Throwing money at problems doesn't solve them.

I was, that it is not her say as symbolic position, she must defer to the will of the citizens of the country not ex pm's. Do you remeber what happened to the GG of Australia? It would be shame to lose another Canadian tradition.

Glad to see that you like the decree from on high. The senate will fall, the way it sits is an out date antiquated body that has no place in a democracy. If they cannot be elected then they must be removed. I prefer to vote for my government not have it appointed.

What you don't like the fact that she was CBC Journalist?

How will infrastructure spending stop Gm from becoming a victim of the crisis? We already have EI programs to retrain workers. Social housing is provincial jurisdiction. Do we even know how many jobs are going to be lost, or what industries will pick up? What are we going to retain all these people to do. Or is it just that you want to see a new deal. People digging holes for the government today and filling them up again tomorrow. We have seen what blinding spending money did in the late 20's it took a deep recession, and turned it into a long recessions. (and yes it was the gop conservatives that made the mistake first under hoover to have it compounded under FDR).

So why are new vehicle sales up in our country? I haven't seen any massive layoffs in Canada have you? The Americans were in a huge market bubble its correcting and no Amount of Canadian government spending is going to change this. house aren't being built in the US so lumber demand has dropped. Americans are travelling so the price of oil has dropped. Americans aren't buying cars so the demand has dropped. We are an export nation, if we have no one to export to whats going to happen? So what if rush through a stimulus and spend money to create new infrastructure in Atlantic canada, but the recession hurts Manitoba and they need the jobs their? We now have to spend even more money because the government got it wrong the first time. Exactly what is happening in the US. Sec. Polsen rush through a stimulus and bail out package before he really new how to solve the problem and guess what nothing no change just a hell of alot more money spent, with more ot come once they actually find the right chord to pluck.

What are we acting against if we don't know what the full problem is. Yes the foresty industry is down, but throwing money at loggers won't build houses or create new markets will it?. Until we know exactly what the problem is we need not waste breath, nor funds. To solve a problem you first have to identify the root of the problem.

Unfortunatly I think Rae is the most likely victor.

If the liberals were getting rid of the political party welfare I would be all for it. nice dodge though which is more important running the country or running TV ads?

Hopefully this journalist will do the right thing and go to the people like was done in 2004.

Seems to me he was the front runner in a previous race as well.

We may not be the US but the effects of thier bail outs will be felt here. Until we know how the golbal economy is reacting to it we are stupid to waste our money. We are in the best economic shape of all countries in the world. To waste money until we know how this is going to effect us is stupid and wastefull. Do you slap a patch on tire before you know where the leak is? We don't even know what the Americans are going to in the Auto industry yet, should we not work in tandem with them for greatest effect?

i forgot a set of zeros 500 billion is a big number.

In a democracy its the people who decide the government, not the GG.

I rather see themoney spent on running the country rather then wasted on political parties. Which is the priority, governing or buying television ads?

No that is the masses demanding their vote. Nobody said it wasn't fair, those are your words.

I haven't seen anyone from the tories say that, but know of several times DION and liberals have said those exact words in the last 2 years.

oh so now we want back the 500, 000,0000 the liberals spent in the 90's.

The economy was in recession after the dot com collapse but no big bail out.

Until we see the play out from the American stimulus why waste our money? The Sky Isn't falling.

So to avoid a deficit what are liberals going to cut so they can afford a stimulis package? To stimulate what I don't know since new vehicle purchases are up 45%? What goodies are the Bloc going to get, what will a liberal coalition sell out to the seperatists for a small taste of power again?