With the Liberals taking a bit of a hit in the polls after the release of the Gomery report, there's no better time for a bit of a hint of better things to come. The Finance Minister, Ralph Goodale has an "economic update" planned for November 14th, it's being hinted widely that he will announce some tax cuts for businesses and individuals at that time. With a federal surplus running at over 6.8 billion dollars Ralph has a bit of wriggle room in his plan to share the wealth.
The Liberal announcement Friday may give Jack Layton cause to pause regarding his Macbeth like deliberations. Layton had said that he would use the weekend, to contemplate whether he would join with the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois to bring down the scandal shaken Liberal government. Layton had been using his power brokers position this week, to try and squeeze some health care trinkets from the Liberals, but had left those discussions Thursday a disappointed man.
Looking like Peter McKay right after the Belinda break up, Jack took his leave of the Hill (though we doubt we'll see him tending to a pumpkin farm anytime soon) to consult the oracles, runes and ouija boards of political Ottawa, promising to return on Monday with his decision. Hope he's not thinking we're all sitting on the edge of our seats here!
As for the Liberals, a little spreading of the wealth might help out their cause. Since Canadians apparently don't seem quick to action when scandal rears its ugly head, Goodale may be onto something here. Offering up to give Canadians cold hard cash (even if it is their own cold hard cash) may be the answer to the Liberal problems right now. Hey it worked for a while in Quebec, before the bottom dropped out of that little moneymaking scheme called Sponsorgate.
All that's left for Canadians to do is to advise Goodale whether we want our money delivered in a plain brown envelopes! Large bills or small will we take them all?
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