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Originally Posted by Nehkara
Look, I am not an expert. Can you tell me right now exactly how your political party of choice is going to, in detailed terms, accomplish its agenda?
I believe that if you set up a research project to study the way other governments accomplish the funding of these programs so much more efficiently and effectively than we seem to be able to currently, that could yield results that lead to policy and budget decisions. That's the best I can do.
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Canadians voted for the Conservatives twice in a row, more then any other party. That was, however you want to spin it, a comfirmation that this party was best able/more prepared then any party to lead this country.
The question remains as to how a hybrid of 3 different parties all with semi-official hand in their pies, are going to be able to accomplish anything at all internally, when the dust settles and they're done patting each other on the back. The NDP will want to tax every non unionized corportaion an extra 25%, the Bloc, increase transfer payments to Quebec by 25%, and the Liberals throw as much as they can into Bay street as soon as possible (an before the US lays out their plans).
When that trifecta house of cards comes tumbling down after the Bloc and NDP decide that the Liberals aren't listening to them enough, we'll all be right back where we started, if this goes through as proposed. No matter how long ago Layton embarassingly decided to strike a deal with the seperatists (although given the content of that conference call, Layton will have some damage control to do with Duceppe), if they really think the Liberals are going to be agreeable on anything, they're fooling themselves and Layton has even more egg on his face then he has had in the past.