The federal government has released their budget today and surprise surprise, the libs and the ndp aren't backing it. But don't fret as the libs have already stated their intention to abstain from the vote, thus avoiding an election on the premise that Canadians do not want an election right now. Translation-the numbers aren't there to ensure the libs a victory.

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So the prorogation of parliament that took place recently has the cons coming back yet again with a lackluster budget that no one can get excited about. With the huge deficit we are under, the least the cons can say is that there will be no tax hikes. Score one for those that care, but in all reality, I think that raising the gst probably would have been helpful in reducing this debt. Yes I know that people would get upset and say they cannot afford it blah blah, but in the long run, I'd rather take a small hit to pay this off than to let it inflate any further.

Not much substance to this budget and I am kind of shocked that they decreased funding to the military but then again, with troops expected to be in reduced capacity in the near future, I suppose the funding won't be needed.

On a side not, the announcement yesterday that the government is looking into changing the national anthem is just plain ridiculous. Sure, if it must be dealt with, do it at a later time, not now, there are more pressing issues at hand and from what I am reading on the net, a lot of people think that it should be left as is.

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