When Scott Reid suggested that Canadian parents would use Stephen Harper's Choice in Child Care Credit to buy popcorn and beer, he was not using the wrong words to make his point about Harper's promise -- he was making a point about what he thinks of us.
It's no wonder the Liberals fear democracy -- they loathe Canadians.
They pander to us, bribe us, scare us in to submission -- all because they don't trust us to make decisions about our own money, about our families, about our society, or even about our use of words.
They close off any avenue by which people might express an opinion contrary to the Liberal way -- and they do so by demonizing any opposition to their way of thought as un-Canadian. I used to think this was just a lust for power and control, but I've come to realise that the thought process of the Liberal Party was apparent in Scott Reid's unguarded comment. He is representative of the Party because the Liberals have demonstrated through their manner of governance that Liberals have no respect for the people they govern. From election gag laws to hate speech laws, the Liberals have proved that they don't trust the average Canadian to exercise 'proper' judgement even in areas where the government really has no place.
And now, rather than allowing us to exercise our own judgement about the care of our children, they accuse us of preferring to squander money on trivialities.
An apology is not enough. Scott Reid could have said: car payments, mortgage payments, snowsuits, winter boots, dental visits, piano lessons, heating bills, putting gas in the car . . . He might have used any example of not using the money for daycare, in order to suggest that the money in the Conservative plan might not be used by parents to pay for child care -- he chose to say 'beer and popcorn' because this flippant, off-the cuff comment is precisely what he and his party really think of us.
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The Liberal Party of Canada in many ways frightens me more than the NDP. And that is saying much. I disgree with basic NDP philosophy but at least they have some principle...even if it is wrong. You know where you stand with them. Paul Martin's Liberal's are the worst kind of fearmongers and sadly...they are still in the lead.
Excellent post.
Reid and Duffy are only sorry because their war room told them that they had to be sorry. If Reid were truly sorry, he would have realized what he was saying seconds after the fact instead of waiting til after the show and being reprimanded by headquarters. It reminds me of sponsorship, Liberals very sorry only after being very caught.
I couldn't have said it better C. - kudos.
Why hatw maritimers we arw the canadians and the oldest part of canada!
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