The Hill Times
KAMOURASKA, QUE.—A long, long time ago, the government of Pierre Trudeau created the Department of Regional Economic Expansion. It was established in 1969, essentially to reduce economic disparity by subsidizing struggling industries in Quebec and the Maritimes. It later morphed into the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion, and then into the several regional economic agencies. I remember one project to develop overhead highway lights.
The exceptions are 1979’s Joe Clark/John Crosbie budget that sparked the 1980 election, the National Energy Program budget in 1980 that alienated Western Canada, and the 1995 Jean Chrétien/Paul Martin budget slashing the size of government. The Liberals may now be reassessing their shameless profligacy and wondering why there is no payback for their “generosity.” First of all, Canadians are tired of enormous deficits. Second, they don’t like being bribed with their own money.
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