Yes Harper is ignoring parental issues, but so is Ignatieff!
OTTAWA — The Harper government's pledge to help vulnerable women and children in developing countries doesn't reflect its record of cutting the programs that offer the support required, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said here Wednesday.
Following a parliamentary forum hosted by his party on women's issues, Ignatieff said that a Liberal government would restore programs and funding that promote gender equality here in Canada and abroad.
"We think that women's groups do incredibly valuable work for all Canadians," Ignatieff said at a news conference. "Cutting their capacity to exercise in advocacy has set us all back, set men and women back across Canada. So yes, we will restore cuts to Status of Women Canada and we will restore it's equality mandate."
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said this week that his government would make the issue of maternal and infant health in developing countries a priority as Canada prepares to host the G8 economies meeting this summer. But the Liberals said the government has undermined progress on women's issues by cutting funding to programs such as KAIROS, a charity initiative, as well as reducing the budget to Status of Women Canada by 43 per cent.
"For heaven's sake, what do you have Status of Women Canada for, unless it's mandate is a profound commitment to equality?" asked Ignatieff.
The Liberals also promised to spend more than $125 million on a series of job-creating initiatives. Those would include incentives for manufacturing companies to invest in new equipment and for companies to hire young workers and tax incentives for Canadians who invest in startup companies.
Ignatieff said the measures would be tailored to create jobs that help Canada's economic recovery.
mdesouza@canwest.com
Personal Note:
Funny, there are no comments allowed on this article. You can really tell that Mike Duffy has left the scene. Our media is seriously turned Liberal. Personally I wouldn't mind if the media had some real issues to discuss but alas they do not. Harper is ignoring "Income Splitting" which is a huge issue for women and men who childcare their own children also ignoring the childcare tax credit of $7,500 that only go to pay who outsource there childcare.
But so is Ignatieff, the Liberals believe in non-profit daycares only and leave parents out in the cold.
Which leaves the question, who do you vote for.
Hell I do not know, but you can complain to your MP about it!
Following a parliamentary forum hosted by his party on women's issues, Ignatieff said that a Liberal government would restore programs and funding that promote gender equality here in Canada and abroad.
"We think that women's groups do incredibly valuable work for all Canadians," Ignatieff said at a news conference. "Cutting their capacity to exercise in advocacy has set us all back, set men and women back across Canada. So yes, we will restore cuts to Status of Women Canada and we will restore it's equality mandate."
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said this week that his government would make the issue of maternal and infant health in developing countries a priority as Canada prepares to host the G8 economies meeting this summer. But the Liberals said the government has undermined progress on women's issues by cutting funding to programs such as KAIROS, a charity initiative, as well as reducing the budget to Status of Women Canada by 43 per cent.
"For heaven's sake, what do you have Status of Women Canada for, unless it's mandate is a profound commitment to equality?" asked Ignatieff.
The Liberals also promised to spend more than $125 million on a series of job-creating initiatives. Those would include incentives for manufacturing companies to invest in new equipment and for companies to hire young workers and tax incentives for Canadians who invest in startup companies.
Ignatieff said the measures would be tailored to create jobs that help Canada's economic recovery.
mdesouza@canwest.com
Personal Note:
Funny, there are no comments allowed on this article. You can really tell that Mike Duffy has left the scene. Our media is seriously turned Liberal. Personally I wouldn't mind if the media had some real issues to discuss but alas they do not. Harper is ignoring "Income Splitting" which is a huge issue for women and men who childcare their own children also ignoring the childcare tax credit of $7,500 that only go to pay who outsource there childcare.
But so is Ignatieff, the Liberals believe in non-profit daycares only and leave parents out in the cold.
Which leaves the question, who do you vote for.
Hell I do not know, but you can complain to your MP about it!
Labels: childcare, coalition liberals, Conservatives, Harper, Ignatieff, liberal ndp conservative
posted by Sara @ 5:57 PM
1 Comments:
At 8:47 PM,
caz said…
I would certainly not trust someone who lies through his crooked teeth like Iggy...who pretty much pops a blood vessel everytime he talks about Harper running our economy into the ground or when he bitches endlessly about how big our deficit is because of their incompetence ...excuse me??? He wants to reinstate useless programs, child care, employment, environmental programs and these will do what to the deficit??? Idiots!
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