Quick Election Hits from the Twitterverse

Posted by Kerry Forrest on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Ignatieff Challenges PM Harper to Debate
Iggy has challenged PM Harper to a one on one debate through his twitter account:




No word if this debate will be held on twitter.  I believe it would be awful generous of Iggy to hand cuff himself by limiting all responses to 140 characters or less.


He has further offered us a choice:





The choice is between the 'Harper Regime' or a 'Liberal Government.'  A quick check of Dictionary.com uncovers this:


Regime: a government in power
Government: the form or system of rule by which a state, community,etc., is governed

Well, that is sort of what this whole election exercise is all about, isn't.  I figure Iggy just wants to use regime because it sounds menacing when its really French rooted.

Stephen Taylor is busy tearing into Iggy's Education plan.  Apparently its only skin deep.  I'm sure he's got something ready to go up on his blog.

NDP Promise Corporate Tax Rate Increase
Was it yesterday that Jack Layton was proposing a sure fired way to help the folks with household debt by introducing a policy that would make lower income Canadians unable to keep or obtain credit cards, then the non-promise today on corporate taxes.  How generous of you, Jack, to proclaim that under your stewardship, Canada's corporate tax rates would never be raised above those of the US.  I'm sure you are well away that the US corporate tax rate is about 35%?  

I actually expect Jack did know that.  After all the NDP and the Democrats have been in contact in the past.  So Jack has promised not a rolling back of corporate tax rates, not a freezing of corporate tax rates, but the increasing of corporate tax rates from 16.5% to somewhere under 35%.

All in the name of promoting job creation, right Jack?

Conservatives Promise Family income splitting
When we can afford it.  Up to $50,000 in income will be available to split between spouses in a family with children under 18 years of age.  But not now, but in 4 years when the books are cleared of all the stimulus spending and the deficit is under control.  Its a long term plan, and I like.  Because I don't have a family yet, but I know if the conservatives are elected, I can plan to afford one in four years.  Because an extra $100 a month can really make a difference.  Its responsible too, I do this at home.  I want something, I can't afford it right now, so I make a plan that will allow me to get it in time.


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