...and basically says, no help here - figure it out for yourselves.
Mind you, Baird didn't bring up the strike himself but was questioned on it by reporters... at which time he essentially promised to relegate the work-rest requirement question to several months of red tape (or several weeks if expedited - notice the "if") and left us on our own for the rest. He would have continued as though the strike wasn't happening at all, if he hadn't been cornered like a rat. Just like Harper and his treatment of the recession... repeated denial of its very existence and refusing to act on it (after all, it doesn't exist!) until cornered like a rat by the coalition.
Colour me surprised.
Incidentally, here is the media's version of the Harper personality transplant I proposed here and here.
Prime Minister needs to build confidence
Good luck with that. Once a gutless liar, always a gutless liar. Here's hoping the Liberals reject the budget.
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But the liberals aren't any better then Harper.
Personally I'd like to see a leader who has the balls to stand up for Canada and tell other nations something is simply Unacceptable.
I want a leader who looks at our military cock-eyed and says "What the hell??" because we have 33 damn ships in our Navy. At the end of WW2 we had the 3rd largest Navy with 328 ships. Now we have 33.. what the hell?? l
While I'm certainly not thrilled with the Liberals' position or course of action on some things, I must respectfully disagree. I have seen the kind of mess conservative (small c) politics make when allowed to take over the country, unfettered. I've witnessed it firsthand in the States and it has been disastrous for civil liberties, for human rights, for the poor and disadvantaged, for the health and well-being of the average joe, for the economy in general, and for the U.S.' reputation and relations with other countries.
I have no illusions that the American Democrats or Canadian Liberals (or any other parties, for that matter) are perfect in every way and haven't contributed to some of the serious problems we face today. But I will always do my level best to defeat conservative (small c) politicians and most (but not all) conservative policies because they have the most damaging overall effect on a country and its people. I don't have to hypothesize; I've witnessed it.
Don't get me wrong - I *am* concerned about this shrinking of our Navy, especially considering the enormity of our coastline - but with the economic situation as it currently, I don't see that we have the funds to fix it just now. It is important, but the trouble is we have even more pressing issues that need immediate attention. Most of the people who don't qualify for EI are going to have trouble keeping their mortgages and bills paid. Helping them avoid foreclosure and/or welfare would be one of the most effective ways to combat this slump. But the Conservatives won't have it and the Liberals don't have the balls to call an election over it, so these unemployed will twist in the wind while a "committee" argues over the same points that have already been argued in Question Period for weeks on end.
Right now, I want a leader who looks at the jeopardy our citizens are in and says, "Why the hell aren't we helping people?? Is it because those who ARE employed don't want to give up their precious vacations so we can vote out the guy who won't help??"
Then when this crisis is over, yes, we need to address issues such as the one you've raised.
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