- It is the people that suffer from recession and it is the people that must take action.

[Comments on the TS article
Leaders too willing to sit on sidelines, James Travers, Feb 12, 2009 04:30 AM,
http://www.thestar.com/Canada/Columnist/article/586348]


It is we the people of Canada that must take action to pull ourselves out of economic ruin. It does no good to turn to the government and expect them to do the things that will, magically, make everything all right. It doesn’t matter what the government does, if all of us, individually, and as a nation, are not willing to take the necessary action.

Simply passing off huge debt to future generations, as attractive and simple a concept as it is, is not the solution and represents an abdication of responsibility. Someone once explained to me that the people in Canada and United States would never stand for another Depression. However, this is apparently not true.

A look at Obama’s rhetoric is very much addressing this issue and if he is able to change people’s attitudes then they may have some hope. Canadians must take charge and responsibility for their own future.

Lloyd MacIlquham