I was going to write a blog post on Premier Stelmach’s entry into the federal election and his taking on Prime Minister Harper’s intervention into Alberta’s business. This is very unusual, especially for two fiscal conservatives to be engaging this way but I applaud Premier Stelmach for in engagement. I then read Paula Simons Edmonton Journal column today and she says it so much better than I can as a Progressive Conservative partisan.
I was thinking of the irony of Harper’s isolationist attitude about Alberta’s future as he signed the famous Firewall letter and now he imposes himself into Alberta’s business. I think it may be better for us if he continued to ignore Alberta instead of interfering in our business.
I see Stelmach’s style is so different from Harper. Harper build firewalls and imposes barriers.
Stelmach, on the other hand is in Toronto and Montreal to explain how Alberta is a partner in the national economy and ecology. Harper is oblivious to the devastation the global market meltdown will have on Canadians. Stelmach is calling on his fellow Premiers to have an emergency meeting to deal with the impacts on citizens across the country. You would think the man who wants to stay Prime Minister would be taking this lead.
Stelmach has enough on his plate fighting ENGOS on oil sands issues and now he has to fend off the Prime Minister - a fellow Conservative but no friend of Alberta of her jurisdiction. With friends like these…!
Ken: this is exhausting correcting perceptions:
ReplyDeleteYou wrote: "Harper is oblivious to the devastation the global market meltdown will have on Canadians."
This is the same cant and pap both Layton and Dion have been spouting for days now, having just found out about the credit crunch that Harper was taking care of over a year ago. Dion wants to convene a meeting of all the financial guys once he gets elected, so he can get up to speed. Harper did that two years which is why two international bodies have listed Canada as the #1 manager of its economy IN THE WORLD.
Yup - sounds like mismanagement to me.
Finally the papers are taking Layton and Dion to task for inflamiing hysteria for political purposes.
No disrespect Cracker, but I think you are cracked. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was the Liberals who picked up the pieces after the disastrous leadership of Mulroney. They are the ones who put our financial house in order.
Now, with Harper only on the job for a little over two years, you want to give him the credit for Canada being the #1 manager of its economy IN THE WORLD, as you put it. Give your head a shake!
The facts speak for themselves, in spite of being an economist; Harper was a sleep at the switch and was like Nero playing the fiddle while the financial world was in a state of collapse. He has been playing catch-up ever since, and has proven he is no leader. Nor, is he a good financial manager. The Liberals on the other hand, are good financial managers with a 'proven track record'.
History has shown us, for those of us with eyes to see and ears to hear with, that "conservatives do not believe that people can work together and help each other so they do not believe in government and law. Instead they believe in a dog-eat-dog, everyone on-their-own and out-for-themselves society where the strongest survive and it doesn't matter what happens to everyone else. So whenever conservatives gain power they abuse it and use it to get money for themselves and their friends. eg. 1. Bush and the Republicans (Conservatives) and the USA financial collapse, due to 'greed' and 'conspicuous consumption'. 2. USA debt 'doubled' from $5 trillion to $10 trillion during Bush's 8 year reign.
Finally, it is the conservatives who are inflaming hysteria for political purposes, because they have no plan (except, a hidden one) and no team either. Just a one-man show, seeking power for powers sake, in order to ram through a US backed corporate 'hidden agenda'. And to avoid at all costs - by using 'bait and switch' tactics (eerily similar to those used by McCain and Palin)- dealing with every day 'real issues' of importance to all Canadians, such as the economy.