Just in case we need another reminder as to how Deficit Jim Flaherty earned his name, today's report that the Cons officially drove Canada into the red for the 2008-2009 fiscal year is worth highlighting.
And that goes doubly since today's report means that the Cons' deficit is confirmed in a year:
- where the Cons spent more than half of the fiscal year claiming that neither a recession nor a deficit was possible;
- where the Cons enjoyed a $4 billion windfall in the form of a spectrum rights auction; and
- where the Cons didn't put a dime into new economic stimulus even after they couldn't deny the existence of a recession any longer.
Of course, it may be true that there's relatively little point in blaming Flaherty personally when he enjoys approximately the same freedom of action as a sock puppet. But that only highlights the fact that Stephen Harper and every Con (and Lib) supporting his continued mismanagement deserve to be held accountable - and hopefully it won't be long before the opportunity arises to make that happen.
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