April 20, 2006
THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER ELECTION:
Liberal critics want ceasefire in 'phony war' over child care (GLORIA GALLOWAY AND RHÉAL SÉGUIN, 4/20/06, Globe and Mail)
The opposition Liberals say Prime Minister Stephen Harper is engaged in a "phony war" designed to promote conflict over proposals to help parents care for their children.Ralph Goodale, the Liberal House Leader, said yesterday that his party and the Conservatives are "on the same side" when it comes to the government's plan to give parents $1,200 annually for every pre-school child.
No one wants to be on the wrong side of the Third Way. Posted by Orrin Judd at April 20, 2006 9:28 AM
How is giving parents $$$'s to care for their children a conservative notion?
Posted by: erp at April 21, 2006 8:09 AMThe better question is what's conservative about ignoring the needs of parents and children?
Posted by: oj at April 21, 2006 8:22 AMTaking care of children is the parents' responsibility, not the government's.
Posted by: erp at April 21, 2006 4:16 PMSo screw 'em.
Posted by: oj at April 21, 2006 5:22 PMNo, don't screw them. That's what caused the problem in the first place. Can't afford kids? Don't have them. Have them anyway? Figure out a way to support them. Get two jobs, live with the folks, cut the budget to the bone, live on bread and water, whatever it takes. It's not the taxpayers responsibility to raise children of able-bodied parents.
Posted by: erp at April 21, 2006 7:47 PMThat's libertarianism, not conservatism.
Posted by: oj at April 21, 2006 8:07 PM