Last week, the Conservative government released its third budget, leaving Canadians with a strange feeling: a sense of déja-vu.
If many of the initiatives in Budget, 2008 seem familiar to you, that’s because you’ve seen them before—in the form of Liberal policies and fiscal commitments.
For instance, making the gas tax transfer permanent. Liberals called for it a year ago because we recognize the need for sustainable financial support for municipalities.
As for providing funding to hire more police, Liberal leader Stéphane Dion committed to it in March, 2007.