- All the Vectors Point To Harper eliminating the Health Care and/or, Equalization and/or Social Transfers in 2014, or seriously gut them

Submitted: 10:10 PDT, 8 Apr.'11 CBC
She said / he said: Health-care costs and party positioning, Tasha Kheiriddin and Scott Reid on the campaign's sleeper issue, By Tasha Kheiriddin and Scott Reid, Apr 7, 2011 1:29 PM ET
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/04/07/cv-election-kheiriddin-reid.html
also,
2:30 PM on April 8, 2011
Harper leaves himself room to rein in health transfers
STEVEN CHASE, Globe and Mail, Apr. 07, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-leaves-himself-room-to-rein-in-health-transfers/article1975060/

Harper's budget doesn't refer to maintaining the payments to the Provinces for Health Care past the expiry of current agreement

However, Harper in his magisterial magnanimity apparently won't cut the 6% now. Considering this is part of the agreement with the Provinces and so legally he can't . . . sorry I'm dealing with the guy who makes the laws

When it comes to Health care

Harper simply states in the budget that Health Care transfers after 2013 - 2014 are subject to change

So, what 'change' could we expect from Harper if he became Prime Minister again, inquiring Canadians ask

A review of the report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer in 3 Nov.'10 shows that continuing with the Harper and Con economic policies and spending, there is very little chance the budget will be balance by '14-'15, for one reason the 6% transfer for health care being unsustainable under Harper's economic policies

Today Harper stated: 8 Apr.'11
"we will eliminate the deficit in 2014 a full year ahead of schedule"

and will do this by cutting $11 billion from spending.

If there is so much 'fat' that can be trimmed,

This is $11 billion from the Harper government spending!

Why has Harper allowed so much excess spending anyway - he keeps saying he is fiscally sound, but now he is admitting to $11 billion a year excess and using it to try and get our votes - that's not right (morally)

How much more Harper 'fat' is there to trim

Also, $11 billion and he won't be specific - surprise, surprise

If each of the above facts were 'vectors' they all point to:

Harper eliminating the Health Care and/or, Equalization and/or Social Transfers in 2014, or seriously gut them.

That is the only way Harper economics can work

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html