It was announced today that the government is having a hard time finding 3.1 billion it spent on anti-terrorism projects from 2001 – 2009. The 3.1 billion was part of a much larger funding allotment of 12.9 Billion which was dedicated to policing after the 9/11 attacks. I guess its easy to lose 3.1 billion in the paperwork when the government spends hundreds of billions annually. Personally, I think its unacceptable but I find it even harder to accept when the government went so far out of its way to burn Theresa Spence’s reputation. The government was up in arms that the Chief and her council had apparently spent 90 million dollars over a short period and couldn’t account for it. The government went out of its way to trash the reputation of the Chief and its band council into the ground. Yet that 90 million is nothing compared to the 3.1 billion that was spent with no receipt. So is it Chief Theresa Spence’s turn to tear apart the government for wasting 35X the amount they misspent? When will Canadians push for more accountability with their money from a government that prides itself on fiscal responsibility. Now, the blame lies with the Liberal and Conservatives because the Liberals were in power from 2001-2005 but the conservatives should have paid better attention. We have a massive deficit and are cutting everywhere but yet we can spend billions and not have a clue where it went. I would like for Mr. Harper and Mr. Toews to stand in front of the thousands of Canadians laid off from government work and unemployed and explain to them where this money went. We need to know where this money was spent and we need to know how it is protecting Canadians. If the money is still available then I would like to see it put against the deficit to reduce the suffering average Canadians are feeling under the government boot. We are tired of being lied to and our MP’s being shut out by the gag order they are under. It is purely unacceptable that a representative we elect should ever be gagged by the government. This governments mismanagement of money and gagging of MP’s, scientists and just about everyone else is as undemocratic as a dictatorship. Mr. Harper you were elected by the people to serve the people and you will be removed by the people if you do not change your ways. We are tired of increased spending on advertisements while people lose their jobs or facilities like the ELA close. We are tired of the finger pointing at the opposition when you have held the keys for over 7 years now. We are tired of you beating down First Nations communities while you lose billions and say nothing. We want a government that will act in our interests and will act for the common good of Canada. The trickle down approach doesn’t work and its time to make people who can afford to pay do just that: PAY!. We need a reprieve for the middle class because you are creating an environment where there is only poor and rich. Canada has been successful based on the strength of the middle class and for you to continue crushing that is unacceptable. Mr. Harper its time for you and your cronies to go.
Open minded Millenial perspective - OMMP 