Dion's Plan & Harper's Ad Hoc Scenario
Harper's Doings
Tell everyone everything will be fine, make fun of Dion, tell us to go buy some stock market bargains, tell Flaherty to keep bashing Ontario (albeit less obviously), bail out the banks, find out what the US is doing. Meet with the banks to see what else they need. Take credit on the world stage for the stability of canadian banks - ensured by Liberal banking policies.
Dion's Plan
1) Call upon the heads of Canada’s financial regulatory agencies – the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Bank of Canada – to evaluate the status and appropriateness of Canada’s financial regulatory framework within the context of the new global economic circumstances.
2) Convene a meeting of leading independent private sector economists to report on the state of the economy and assess both domestic and international trends for the coming year.
3) Direct the Department of Finance to prepare an Economic and Fiscal Update to be presented no later than the end of the third week of a new Liberal government.
4) Convene a Meeting of Canada’s first ministers to address the new realities of Canada’s economic situation and to ensure the best possible coordination of efforts with the provincial and territorial governments.
5) Work in partnership with the provinces and territories to identify infrastructure projects and opportunities in the manufacturing sector that have the greatest potential to stimulate investment and create jobs. Support will then be provided through the accelerated flow of funds under our infrastructure program and our $1-billion Advanced Manufacturing Prosperity Fund.
Tell everyone everything will be fine, make fun of Dion, tell us to go buy some stock market bargains, tell Flaherty to keep bashing Ontario (albeit less obviously), bail out the banks, find out what the US is doing. Meet with the banks to see what else they need. Take credit on the world stage for the stability of canadian banks - ensured by Liberal banking policies.
Dion's Plan
1) Call upon the heads of Canada’s financial regulatory agencies – the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and the Bank of Canada – to evaluate the status and appropriateness of Canada’s financial regulatory framework within the context of the new global economic circumstances.
2) Convene a meeting of leading independent private sector economists to report on the state of the economy and assess both domestic and international trends for the coming year.
3) Direct the Department of Finance to prepare an Economic and Fiscal Update to be presented no later than the end of the third week of a new Liberal government.
4) Convene a Meeting of Canada’s first ministers to address the new realities of Canada’s economic situation and to ensure the best possible coordination of efforts with the provincial and territorial governments.
5) Work in partnership with the provinces and territories to identify infrastructure projects and opportunities in the manufacturing sector that have the greatest potential to stimulate investment and create jobs. Support will then be provided through the accelerated flow of funds under our infrastructure program and our $1-billion Advanced Manufacturing Prosperity Fund.
posted by Susan at 8:05 AM
4 Comments:
Dion lost - and lost big time.
The Liberals lost - and lost big time.
Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are the party of choice by more Canadians than any other - and by ever-increasing margins.
Dion is a non-entity in the LPC now - he's just a placeholder who is powerless in the Commons and in his own party. Move on.
You know catherine I don't mean to be rude but when a person blogs on a topic, the idea is that the comments address the topic, not just be free-for-all rant. Besides it's not really polite to say "move on", not really your business.
The difference is that Mr Dion was going to help the economy by having a meeting with people who knew how to fix the economy, I'm not sure he lost votes over it but it wasnt exactly a shining moment of Liberal leadership. On the other hand...Mr Harper lost votes by admitting there wasnt much he could do about the economy and acting like he could care less. The moral of the story is when your in the middle of a campaign and your not sure...lie lie lie!!
Right Mr Mcguinty? The preem..not David...he's a pretty cool guy.
billg
Contrary to what a previous poster wants us to believe, Harper and the Conservatives are not Canada's overwhelming choice. A united left is a conservatives nightmare.
On that note, Harper sucking up to Obama in the coming months should be very entertaining. I wonder if Steve's feeling a little lonely these days?
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