The Liberals have promised a $250,000 cash pay out to families of first responders who die on the job, retroactive to January 2005.
Today's press release says that they will provide a tax deduction to cover the costs of clothing and training, and spend $140 million over five years for the Canadian National Exercise Program and the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program. They also plan to provide $10 million over five years toward the establishment of a centre within Statistics Canada to collect, analyze, publish and disseminate information related to Canada’s first responders.
None of this is in their Platform (pdf).
How are they going to pay for all these things for which they have not budgeted? The Liberals have no focus and no direction. They condemn Harper for saying he won't honour many of the promises the government made when they were in their gasping days, and yet they continue to make more unscheduled, uncosted promises.
UPDATE-- Stephen Taylor posts about this same issue, but mentions an interesting fact of which I was unaware. (1:51 p.m.)
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2 comments:
These Liberal promises are a testament to the fact that they think Canadians are stupid.
Sorry Paulie, can't buy votes this time. :)
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive"
The reason no one know's, including the Lieberals, just where they stand on what is because they stand nowhere's. They all have only one simple thought process; Do Not Lose Our Place At The Trough.
And anonymous..please note....MOST Canucks ARE stupid!!!
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