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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
So, out of the USA, Britain, the EU, and Canada... Canada is the only one being smart by waiting before laying out a plan? Again, I emphasize the word "PLAN". I am not saying that they need to have implemented it yet... It's such a simple thing, and yet they refuse to do it. If after consulting with the G20 and they feel the need to revamp their plan, then fine. People just want to know in specifics what they hope to do when the time comes.
That's what's frustrating to me about the whole thing. The Conservatives could have avoided it so easily.... and hopefully they still can. They felt way too secure with their minority government.
I actually like Harper as the best of a bad bunch.
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Out of Detroit, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Dallas, who needs to change the least? Sure Detroit still has a plan, but it also involves a lot of "steady as she goes".
Canada does not have the same banking woes as other countries / unions in the world. Canada's economy is not as bad as some of these others either. Does that mean that Canada is not affected? Of course not, but it allows the government to be in the position where they can afford to wait a bit longer, until the entire scope of the economic problems is more fully known, and then react accordingly.
Consider:
(a) we're going to spend $30 Billion.. on what? I dunno, we'll see.
vs
(b) We're going to spend as we need to, but the amount is as-of-yet undetermined.
Is there much of a difference, especially if the $30 Billion is only $5B or grows to $100B?
This whole "for pete's sake do something" mentality just doesn't wash.