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| PM Asks Expert Panel for Budget Advice in 2010 | |||||
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By Lex McNurphy lex@babbler.ca |
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In 2010, the Harper |
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| The Harper government is asking informed Canadians what Ottawa's spending priorities should be in the lean times when the recession deficits have to be whittled away. The first session came Friday when Stephen Harper held an economic roundtable. |
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| Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the economic roundtable on Friday.---- | |||||
While it might seem politically unwise for governments to talk about the pain to come, the populist touch of asking for Canadians' opinions on facing tighter times could be politically very shrewd. At Friday's roundtable, the participants concluded the session with an unanimous agreement to do their part. Spokesman, 9 year old Johnny Bywater proudly announced that they would be substituting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for extravagant school cafeteria lunches and that perhaps the PM could do the same. |
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