Editor:
Stephen Harper blames the current economic recession in Canada on the financial crises in Europe and China, even though we have been in trade deficit for 54 months (CBC News, July 11). But would Harper let a Liberal or NDP government get away with an excuse like that? Never. He would call it poor financial management at the federal level.
Meanwhile, Finance Min-ister Joe Oliver “believes” things will get better, demonstrating what some would rightly call magical thinking, or “faith-based” economics. Who told these guys they were good with numbers? Oh, right, they did.
Mary Beth Knechtel, Halfmoon Bay
