\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Yet, should we not expect more if we are providing the tacit approval for our government\u2019s habitual overspending? We are a Nation living beyond its means with every fiscal deficit, satisfied to have our politicians make decisions on our country\u2019s financial and economic fate with no thought as to how the taxpayers\u2019 will pay for their promises. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This siren cry comes on the day when the federal government delivers its annual budget. As a Canadian who does care for our current standard of living and that of our children\u2019s, I would like to expect the government be more accountable and responsible with our country’s books. The federal Conservatives have done an adequate job managing our economy through a series of serious, rough patches with the world markets. However, they are responsible for raising our federal debt as a result of continuous deficit financing. They are also responsible for growing our Ottawa bureaucratic corps to an unprecedented size. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, from this frustrated Canadian\u2019s vantage point, here are three principles that our governments would do well to adopt. Think about this no-nonsense approach when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers his statement today.
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