Re: Conservatives, grow up!
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Posted by Naresh on 08:57:51 2005/07/05
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Re: Conservatives, grow up! posted by Al Gordon
The Conservatives are lost on foreign aid, and repeated attempts to contact their critic for foreign (MP Helen Guergis) on behalf of CCD has gone unanswered.
In their policy platform (March 2005) they promised a criteria for evaluating who gets foreign aid. So far, they have provided no guide post or strategy to address foreign aid. All they are doing is calling for more aid to dictators, corrupt governments and crooks. Worst, they are suggesting that a free concert, aided by the Canadian taxpayers will begin to solve the problem.
It is time Canada offered some real solutions to the problem of global proverty.
Let's tackle the causes of poverty (corruption, weak democracies, lack of rule of law, unfree media, and stalinist economic barriers to trade) rather than just the symptoms (health care, HIV, lack of clean water, poor farming conditions etc.)
Maybe Stephen Harper and the Conservatives can offer some vision for making poverty history, rather than their constant attacks on the government.
Enough of the me-too-isms and one-upsmanship, its time for a plan.
Naresh
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