Setting the record straight
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As a Liberal it has galled me for years that Canadians, given the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, still believe that Conservatives are better at handling an economy.
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No one argues that Conservatives are very good at accruing and protecting their own wealth. But somehow this has translated into the misconception that they are good at or even care about protecting or enhancing the wealth of others.
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It is not a recent phenomenon. During the depression of the 1930’s Canadians elected R.B. Bennett as Prime Minister because he was a millionaire. The logic being – if he knows how to make money for himself he can do the same for the country. His economic policies did make money for himself but sadly plunged the Canadian economy further into depression.
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After 13 years of Liberal governments with an unprecedented string of balanced budgets and a booming economy Stephen Harper has decided that
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The problem is it never trickles down. Conservatives conserve, keep, save for themselves.
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The time has come to set the record straight. Conservatives shrink economies while Liberals grow them.
