Nicely contrasted

Jack compares the NDP's plans to address health concerns with those of the Libs:

If you compare the prescription drug proposal I’m outlining today to Mr. Martin’s proposal, you see the basic difference between Mr. Martin and New Democrats.

The NDP is proposing a real, concrete, costed plan that speaks directly to making health care available to Canadians wherever they live and whatever they earn. Our prescription drug plan was a core recommendation of the Romanow Commission.

Stripped of rhetoric, Mr. Martin seems to be proposing to buy people airline tickets with a one-time fund. That is addressing key issues in the health care system with a band-aid. I think Canada’s seniors and all Canadians deserve better.

Amen to that. My one concern is that it may take more than election soundbites to point out the emptiness of Martin's claims to be able to solve problems in perpetuity through one-time funding. But at the very least, Layton's doing about as well as can be done on that front.