Reaction to Throne Speech

The Parliament reopened with the throne speech delivered by Governor General Michaelle Jean. The Speech from the throne started with a calling for cooperation from Canadians, "In these uncertain times, when the world is threatened by a struggling economy, it is imperative that we work together, that we stand beside one another and that we strive for greater solidarity."

The Speech was given in order to give direction to Canada's future in this difficult period of time when the nation is struggling with a serious economic crisis and the government is in danger of losing its position to a Liberal-NDP coaltion.

The Conservative government said it will "spend what is necessary" on an economic stimulus plan to revive the ailing economy. The Speech promised direct federal investment in infrastructure, action to ensure easier access to credit for business and consumers; and support for the ailing forestry, manufuacturing, automotive, tourism and agricultural sectors.

The Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is careful in making further actions before he actually sees the budget, which will be announced tomorrow. He said he will consult with advisers and caucus tomorrow before revealing whether the Liberals will defeat the government. Ignatieff said that the current governemnt has already lost trust and that they could restore their trust in eyes of other parties and general Canadian only by showing their ability to rescue Canada out of the prevailing economic difficulties, "The stubbron reality is that there's a problem of trust."

Opinion: I believe that the conservative government has the very last chance to earn people's trust. The indiffrence and ignorance the current government has shown in their previous action plans have annoyed Canadian to the worst. If you take a look at cases of some countries who have successfully gone through their Depression time, you could easily see that the government stimulated economy by driving spending. This could be risky as the government should go into deficit. However, in such a tough economic time we definitely need a leader who sees what is needed and who is brave enough to lead the whole nation to fight through the risk. Tomorrow, we will find out whether or not Harper will be the leader.