At least according to Taliban Jack and his motley crew.........
Layton considers toppling government over 'undemocratic' surplus
OTTAWA — Pumping almost all of the $14-billion surplus into debt-reduction rather than investing in Canadians is the kind of rigid conservatism that makes it likely the NDP will vote to topple the government next month, Jack Layton said Thursday.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the massive surplus and added that it would be funnelled into debt reduction during an event in Toronto that had all the earmarks of a mid-campaign event.
His announcement means the end-of-year fiscal windfall is no longer available for program spending. The money must, by law, go into national debt-reduction and the interest savings — about $750 million — will go to tax cuts.
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rather ironic after listening to the conservatives scream and holler abot the liberal supluses don't you think?
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