And further fuel cynicism about the election.  No sitting or past president has ever so blatantly pushed Canadians to vote for a specific candidate.  Liberals seem to think that’s okay but they sure wouldn’t if the shoe was on the other foot.

We better hope they’re right.  We’re hearing some outrageous and unworkable promises that will leave us far worse off financially while killing economic growth and job creation.

Some people just can’t get that 2+2 = 4 no matter which party’s in power. They think everything is political, which is why they don’t have a clue about how capital investment decisions are made, how economic growth happens and how jobs are created.

For anyone who’s read a federal auditor general’s report chronicling billions wasted, the shrieks of horror over the thought of cutting spending is a bit much. But there is no cut to over spending by any of the parties – just different rates of growth.

You can kiss new housing to help affordability concerns goodbye. No chance for green technology in Canada. And forget finding investors to help small and mid sized businesses grow because that’s the guaranteed result of doubling the tax on capital gains.