The last few few weeks the opposition have hammering the government on faux scandals that that public doesn't really care about. According to a former Liberal strategist if the Liberals think they'll gain traction campaigning on ethics they should think again. In fact the economy is foremost on Canadians minds.
One, the top-of-mind issue for Canadians is the economy. It always is. I consequently don’t see how we Liberals can ignore the economy in a 36-day campaign. I understand the desire to avoid talking about an issue that is a Conservative strength. But the economy is the 600-pound gorilla in the room. Ignore it at your peril.Is the Conservative government perfect? Heck no! But the mistakes they've made may be stupid but not worth going to the polls over.
Why not wait a few days for the budget? Liberals probably know that it will be a relatively good news budget and don't want Canadians to hear it. So that leaves Jack Layton. He's in a conundrum. What will he do? The NDP have been on the government's case over so called "ethics" issues too but on the other hand what if the Minister Jim Flaherty has put in help for low income seniors that Jack has been asking for. Will he end up saving Iffy?
There has been so much acrimony in parliament since the Christmas break maybe a spring election might be what the doctor ordered. Now is a good chance for a Conservative majority. A majority government is always more stable and that is what is needed to make some of the hard decisions that are going to have to be made in the near future.
If we're to go to the polls, bring it on!
