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Originally Posted by lio45
Because they got elected expressly to do that? It’s a very powerful reason to implement anything, as a politician.
I recall a quote from former QC mayor (“King Regis I”) when right after an election (that got him reelected), implementing some drastic cuts caused a segment of the population to whine very loudly: “ During the campaign we clearly said we’d do this if elected; and we got elected, so we’re doing it.” That’s how it should be IMO
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Yet, to my knowledge, the Conservatives have not articulated such a position publicly. Either because they feel it would hurt their electoral chances, or they don't actually want to implement such a policy.
I mean, we near idolize Jean Chretien who promised to cut the GST in 1993, along with the myriad other promises in the Red Book. The mark of great politicians is the ability to balance the promises made versus the downsides of actually keeping them.
So, yeah, he crammed his GST promise right up somewhere. It was the right decision as much as it made him a liar. History has vindicated his choice IMO. The mark of great leadership is to balance what needs to be done versus what you promised the people.