Prime Minister Harper is once again pushing his idea to
abolish the Senate. Whether it is a pledge to abolish the Senate or increase
spending in a particular program, Canadians have been become accustomed to and
grown weary of pre-election promises designed to hoodwink them into believing
something that is unlikely to materialize. In view of the sliding dollar, is
Senate abolition the priority? With the economy either on the verge of or in a
recession, Senate abolition is probably not at the top of the 'to do" list
for most Canadians. In the next few months, Canada's main political party
leaders will be tossing out all sorts of pre-election promises. Considering the
current less than satisfactory economic outlook, shouldn't that be the focus?
Without a healthy economy, party leaders must privately acknowledge that all those
'nice to have' promises may never come to fruition. Are these pre-election vote-getting
promises simply a form of a political 'bait and switch' distraction tactic?
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