Monday, October 6, 2008

The economy and the election ...

Who knows? The elections isn't over yet ...

Economic worries batter Tory support


OTTAWA - Stephen Harper insists he's still optimistic about Canada's economic prospects despite a pessimistic warning from top economists that the country is heading for a prolonged, severe recession.

Economic turbulence rocked the prime minister Monday as he began the final week of the federal election campaign: stock markets plunged, European countries declared recessions, there was no sign of recovery in the United States, and polls suggested Harper's steady-as-she-goes message is falling flat with voters.

Full story here: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081006/delection/fedelxn_main

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I seen you on CTS today and I thought I would let you know how you defended criminals all the while ignoring victims of crime. Typical liberal behaviour.

But anyway, if Harper is responsible for Canada's economy going south, is he also responsible for almost every other country going through the same issues?

James C Morton said...

Sorry I gave that impression on CTS -- my point is not to ignore the victims but to do something productive for everyone. Locking people up without attempting rehabilitation is foolish -- they will get out sometime and then we have to deal with them as they are -- vile or improved. As for Harper, he certainly is not to blame for the economic collapse worldwide. I suspect the impact on Canada would be similar under any government.