“Lack of proposals or even discussions of a prosperity strategy by candidates seeking public office is very disconcerting,” Jim Balsillie, former co-CEO of Research In Motion and chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, told The Canadian Press in an e-mail.
Even with the global economy showing signs of a slowdown, the political parties largely steered clear of any thorough debate on the state of Canada’s economy. “We’re never against consumer tax cuts, but you have to be: ’What are we doing to try to get companies to invest?’ ” With 10 days remaining in the 40-day election campaign, the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance took an unusual step of sending an open letter to party leaders to express its disappointment that there had been no serious discussion about how to ensure Canada’s “long term economic success” by growing exports.
globebusiness Unfortunately this is so true remember the panel of 5 for the English debate were not given any direction to talk economics and foreign policy. The committee kept it to a very Controlled discussion. The Liberals are driving up the debt and tripling the deficit.