- Harper - Let Them Eat Donuts

Posted: 8:03 AM on May 27, 2010 The National Post
The G20: A billion dollars worth of what?, National Post editorial board May 27, 2010
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/05/27/the-g20-a-billion-dollars-worth-of-what/

Good article.

I think you hit the nail on the head when you say:

"Sure, being host to their counterparts gives nations’ heads of government plenty of photo opportunities to look influential and to bulk up their parties’ campaign brochures"

This is only the bill for security, what about F&E and everything else. I'm sure that these heads of state aren't going to eat at McDonalds and rent a video for the evening. Which is all the ordinary, Tim Horton's Canadians will be able to afford after Harper.

Harper is spending a billion dollars of our taxes, keep in mind that this represents a significant portion of our deficit, for partizan self-interest. But, we should not be surprised since he tried to Con us into believing that the stimulus spending was Harper and the Cons largess.

Lloyd MacILquham

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Wouldn't it be cheaper to retire Stephen Harper and his cronies and pay them a nice fat pension.

And, besides, if the Afghan Detainee Transfer scandal catches up with him, we may not even have to pay Harper his pension.

Jim Flaherty's explanation is that "if we want to be a player on the International scene" we have to spend the money. I don't recall that issue ever coming up before.

I don't recall Harper, Flaherty or any of the other Con's asking me, or anyone else in Canada, if they want to be "a player on the International scene". It's Harper, Flaherty and the other Con's that want to act like their big-shots.

Besides all Harper seems to be able to do with his extreme right wing policies and in-your-face diplomacy is embarrass Canada in front of the world and sully our reputation.

Yah, that makes us players! Hugo Chavez is a player too and has put Venezuela front and centre as well. But, then, that's what Oil Super-Powers do, now isn't it.

Oh, of course, Harper may have some influence in all the other Western democracies reversing their positions of family planning for third world countries. Now, that worth every penny of a billion dollars - no wait a minute it seems most Canadians don't accept Harper's position, it's a draw back to the Dark Ages and based on personal religious beliefs as opposed to addressing a real problem on a rational basis. Hummm. Also, would just make sense to give these impoverished nations the money instead.

Just keep in mind that the only reason Harper and his Con's can do this is because we let them.

There is a certain logic to Harper saying this is what Canadians want, since, presumably if we didn't, he get the boot and forthwith.

We, the Canadian people, are ultimately responsible and we, the Canadian people, and our children and our children's children, and their children, down thru the ages, will ultimately have to pay.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html