So far it's been Liberal "green shaft" versus common sense. Now it's Liberal "green shaft" versus low-cost, family-friendly policies proposed by the Conservatives.
Among the new initiatives: extending EI maternity/paternity benefits to self-employed Canadians as well as introducing a new tax credit for first-time home buyers. Not bad, isn't it? To me it makes much more sense than "we'll tax you into poverty and your boss - into bankruptcy for the sake of mother Earth and then we'll give you a small refund check at the end of the year".
It's interesting to watch the CTV coverage of the EI proposal. A Liberal MP blasts it, and at the same time both experts say it's brilliant. A Liberal MP warns about possible EI hike, the expert counters that by reminding us that EI is currently over-funded. (Plus, those willing to opt-in for the benefits, will also have to start paying the premiums.)
What's more interesting - it turns out that a similar proposal was once considered by Jean Chretien's government. But they back-tracked when the proposal was denounced by feminists as "regressive". Well, if the Liberals continuously drop (if not openly oppose) family-friendly policies just because a special interest group that is afraid of strong successful women tells them to - here's another good reason to do our best to keep them in the opposition.
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