- Jonathan Kay: Sorry to interrupt — but does anyone want to talk about Dion's plan to bankrupt the country?
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This just in: Stéphane Dion's campaign promises have now topped the $80-billion mark. Even if Dion borrows every penny, he'll still be pushing the country into deficit because he'll be adding $4.5-billion in annual interest payments to the government's budget (assuming 5.7% cost of borrowing).
But hey, who cares, right? I mean, the country has more important issues to talk about — like an isolated gallows-humor quip from a cabinet minister while on a conference call about product safety.
That's certainly the way things are seen at the Globe & Mail, which today had two articles on the product-safety incident (including this Miss Grundy-type finger-wagging editorial), but none on Dion's profligacy. Nice to see the big boys focusing on the issues that matter.
jkay@nationalpost.com
p.s. Was Gerry Ritz's gag really more tasteless than this one from Dion: “Do you know Bam, the Dog? The car goes by, and bam, the dog."
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Friday, September 19, 2008
A Question For Johnathon Kay......
....can the country afford any of the fiscal plans being put forward by the parties?
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