Conservative plans: What they will do with the surplus.

Today, the Conservative Government has announced what it will do with the 13.2 Billion dollar Surplus. As many analysts have suggested, the presumed dealings would be to lower taxes or to give something back; since a surplus is a good indicator that Canadians are being over taxed.

But that is not how they Conservatives view things. John Baird and Jim Flaherty announced cuts to a vast amount of public programs. They do not plan on cutting taxes and have taken away a large amount of spending on to name one, the Status of Women. They want to focus on paying the national debt. While Baird says he wants to focus on "real priorities for real Canadians", however will it suffice for them to balance the budget rather than give any breaks to Canadians - particularly ones with the lowest income?

I think Belinda Stronach has a poin t when she says the Conservative government is working to cut programs that work counter to their political agenda. She says, "it will be limiting the opportunity that people have to push for equal rights and it worries me greatly" {paraphrased slightly}

Typical Conservative move that is only going to hurt Canadians in the end.