What a waste of precious time

02 Tuesday Dec 2008

Excerpts from my Sun column today:

As we watch the political machinations in Ottawa with a mix of interest and horror, perhaps there is a lesson to learn from south of the border.
U.S. federal politicians (are) willing to work across party lines to take action needed to give a boost to their economy.
It remains to be seen what the effect of all the goodwill and co-operation will be in the U.S.
All the same, Canada’s parliamentarians would do well to heed those sorts of messages as they snipe across the floor of the Commons, creating a political crisis that threatens to derail Canadians’ confidence in the political system — or worse, the economy.
Every minute our politicians spend on their partisan politics is a minute wasted that could have been used to shore up our economy and help those most affected by the market meltdown.
The only coalition that should exist in Parliament is one where members of all four parties — even the separatists — put their heads together and get to work putting Canada’s fiscal house in order and helping Canadians get through expected bad times.