It's The Government's Obligation To Look Really

I Do Not Intend To Dispute In Any Way The Need For Defence Cuts And The Need For Government Spending Cuts In General. I Do Not Share A Not In My Backyard Approach To Government Spending Reductions.

If We Start Thinking Simply Nationally, And We Start Having Policies That Try And Restrict The Benefits Only Within Our Borders, And Try And Implement Protectionist Measures As A Consequence, This Will Not Have The Effect We Need To Have On The Global Economy. And That's Ultimately The Global Economy That's Pulling Most Of Us Down, Particularly Countries Like Canada, That Aren't The Source Of These Current Economic Troubles.

In Terms Of The Unemployed, Of Which We Have Over A Million-and-a-half, Don't Feel Particularly Bad For Many Of These People. They Don't Feel Bad About It Themselves, As Long As They're Receiving Generous Social Assistance And Unemployment Insurance.

The Liberals, Apparently, Want To Prorogue The House. They Want To Run Out Of Town, Get Out Of Town Just One Step Ahead Of The Sheriff. Is The Liberal Government Committed To Staying Here As Planned Throughout The Month Of November So That It Can Be Held Accountable In The House For Its Actions?... Now Is It True That The Government Will Prorogue The House So That It Will Not Be Held Accountable For Its Shameful Record.

Withdraw From The Canada Pension Plan... Collect Our Own Revenue From Personal Income Tax... Resume Provincial Responsibility For Health-care Policy. If Ottawa Objects To Provincial Policy, Fight In The Courts... [e]ach Province Should Raise Its Own Revenue For Health... It Is Imperative To Take The Initiative, To Build Firewalls Around Alberta.