In medicine it's called gross negligence.
While the US is spending billions of dollars bailing out their citizens from a recession, Stephen Harper says he can't guarantee anyone their jobs. This stay-the-course, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may attitude is not good enough.
In fact, it is eerily reminiscent of Conservative Prime Minister Kim Campbell's glib retort when asked about the double digit unemployment in 1992... government cannot solve unemployment, the economy will take care of itself.
As a physician, I can tell you that in times of crisis, a decisive action plan is imperative, or the patient dies. Standing there and doing nothing is called negligence.
The large number of job losses, negative economic growth, rising inflation have been compounded by the Harper government's inertia.
Since when was doing nothing a sign of strength?
Will young Canadians with 5% mortgages (made possible by the Martin/Chretien boom-times) have to lose their homes before we wake up?
Does Conservative history have to always repeat itself?
- Hedy
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