Harper's Global Austerity Agenda
If the Harper government were honest about its policies, it would proclaim for all to hear: "Our goal is to make the rich richer."
Many Canadians would agree that has been the effect of Conservative domestic policies, but may be surprised to learn it is also true in international affairs.
"Austerity should not be abandoned, says Canada's finance minister," blared a headline in London's Financial Times earlier this month. Before recent G7 meetings Jim Flaherty told the international business paper he was worried that some officials were "pulling back" from slashing public spending and pursuing deficit targets.
"What I worry about is those that suggest that austerity should be abandoned," noted Canada's long-serving finance minister. "I think that's the road to ruin quite frankly."
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http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2013/05/25/Harpers-Global-Austerity-Agenda/
