Poor Canada
What does it really mean when political parties claim "we" can't afford to do something? Because I keep hearing Stephen Harper claim "we" can't afford to do all kinds of things, that "we" have to cut spending. And yet, it's not true, is it. New Conservative spending priorities get all the money they need and then some. For instance, one of the first things the New Conservatives did when they gained power was to up the mission in Afghanistan. And they didn't really cut spending, they just reduced the GST so there wasn't enough money to go around to fund stuff New Conservatives don't care about. I mean, it's all just a matter of priorities. But seriously, what sort of adult person do you have to be, in this day and age, to not think we should be devoting a significant amount of government revenue to stronger environmental protection laws and investment in cleaner methods of energy production? I mean, we're hardly a poor country. How come we can't afford to do anything forward looking or proactive with regards to our own environment anymore?
