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Liberal Neglect?
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13.05.08 | 16:10
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ImprimerLeader of the New Democratic Party, Jack Leyton, has criticised the Liberal Party of Canada for their refusal to support a motion damning the Conservative government over their handling of the economy. M. Leyton has accused the Liberal opposition of effectively giving the party the status of majority in Parliament by their constant abstentions. He certainly has a point, as all these 20 votes of confidence (and abstentions) over the past several months have amounted to the implementation of a truly Conservative programme of government, which is not in keeping with the minority nature of the administration.
While the economy is the most important issue to Canadians, the truth is that overall the economy of the nation is growing, and adding jobs, and so the government cannot truly be chastised for their handling of the capitalist down-spiral which is occurring south of the border. According to New Democratic Party however:
With the income gap in this country growing and ordinary Canadians working harder and longer just to make ends meet, the NDP is committed to standing up to the Conservative government’s out of touch approach to dealing with important issues. Today, the NDP has introduced a non-confidence motion on the issue for its opposition day motion. [NDP 7.5.08]This has been a problem coming for over 2 decades, and one hardly thinks that the Conservative Party of Canada is single handedly responsible for the basic expression of the nature of capitalism (institutionalised inequality). Only once that system of production is abolished and a democratically planned economy implemented will the gaps in income close.
