Financial Post: Fraser Institute report puts Flaherty on back foot

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OTTAWA -- Despite Ottawa’s numerous claims to the contrary, its $47.2-billion Economic Action Plan contributed little to the country’s economic turnaround in 2009 and will do more harm than good in 2010, according to the Fraser Institute.

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The action plan will leave Canadians with a $53.8-billion deficit for the current budget year. It will also make recovery more challenging going forward, Mr. Veldhuis said.

“You have to remember that 40% of that (stimulus program) is in infrastructure spending that takes a long time to implement -- a lot of that money is coming this year and into next year. That means the government is going to be in competition with the private sector . . . when the economy picks up.”

“What the federal government is doing is actually going to impede economic growth, not improve it.”

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http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Fraser+Institute+report+puts+Flaherty+back+foot/2716033/story.html

[HeresyLives]

1. Cons never agree even with each other.

In fact I'm sure many of them argue with themselves in the mirror in the morning.

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2. It might just be pretend disagreement

So that people think the Harperites are not just doing the bidding of the corporate class that funds the Fraser Institute.

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3. I doubt it.

Most Cons see Harper as a liberal or a leftie...believe it or not.