UPDATED December 2, 2008
Federation President Carl Pursey's Letter to the Editor in Support of a Coalition Government
The
Conservative government of Stephen Harper only has itself to blame for
the current political crisis. Last week’s Economic and Fiscal Update
clearly showed that the government is either unwilling or unable to
seriously deal with the deepening global economic crisis and its
ramifications on Canada. In either case, Canadians cannot afford a
government that lacks the political will to invest in our economy,
people and country.
While Governments around the world have made
major economic investments to deal with the crisis, Harper’s government
showed its inadequacy by engaging in partisan political games and
attacks. Instead of following the advise of the G20 to urgently invest
2% of national income on the economy, the Harper government decided to
cut spending to the tune of $9 billion over the next three years.
This is not what Canadians voted for only six weeks ago and this is not
what Canadians need in a time of crisis. We need an economic plan that
will create jobs, safeguard our pensions and protect our hard-won
rights not the direction that was set out in Finance Minister Jim
Flaherty’s economic update. Canadians cannot wait until Flaherty’s
budget in late January. They need action now.
Let’s make
Parliament work and support a government that will act responsibly. The
best way to do this is to support a Coalition government that is
dedicated to dealing with Canada’s economic crisis.
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