Today we had a sharp-edge contrast placed before the voters of Canada: a Prime Minister assailed by the Premier of the largest province for turning his back on the problems of Canadian municipalities, and the leader of the Liberal Party unveiling the principles of the Liberal Party's policy on poverty.
What a contrast!
A man who prefers tax cuts to helping the municipalities to cope with their funding crisis, versus a man who has given the voters a commitment to reduce poverty, with set targets and within a set timeframe, and who is prepared to be held accountable by voters for not reaching those targets.
Accountable. That word which Stephen Harper bandies about, but does not necessarily actually apply in his own life.
This is what the Liberal Party should be doing: setting out practical policies, letting voters know what it means to have a Liberal government in Ottawa.
Now we need some more, Mr. Dion. Let's have one on the problem of global warming, with timeframes and hard targets for emissions reductions. Look at what Prime Minister Brown is thinking of doing back in merry olde England ...
A very good start, indeed. One worthy of congratulations by all Liberals.
