Does Mr. Goodale really want to talk about ethics and accountability? Was he not paying attention when Karen Redman, House Leader for the Liberal Party of Canada said on Mike Duffy Live that Ministers are responsible for anything and everything that happens in their department? Would this not mean that by Liberal philosophy here, that Mr. Goodale was, in fact, responsible for the Income Trust leak that occurred while he was Minister? Oh sure, he can talk about strong feelings towards distrust, but I challenge him to provide hard evidence to the fact. And stand by his wild accusations outside of the House of Commons. If he truly believes they are the truth, he can't be charged with libel can he? Or wait, maybe that's why the Liberals are so cock-sure in the HoC, but can't seem to commit outside of it. His second issue would be correct......from a Liberal point-of-view and a Liberal Philosophy. Make sure the government collects FAR more than it could ever possibly need during the fiscal year, so that they can shower the country with these useless "Good News" projects for the purposes of winning votes in certain small areas where support is soft. What Mr. Goodale fails to see in his own short-sightedness is that when the Canadian Economy comes through this downturn/slump/mini-recession intact, without the need to gouge the country through over-taxation and at the same time maintaining a good balance between taxes and stimulus, they will have FAR more confidence in the strength of the Canadian Economy and in their own security within it. Such attitudes further strengthen the economy through self-reinforcement. This will naturally come as a shock to Liberals, such as Mr. Goodale, as it is their belief that only the Government can solve the problems of the country and that if left to their own devices, Canadians will destroy themselves. Exit Common-sense stage left, Enter Nannystate stage right. Third. The Liberals keep talking about this "Vision" that encompases all the solutions to all of the problems for all Canadians in all circumstances.......This sounds vaguely familiar to me. Sounds like Paul Martin's "All Things to All Canadians" approach. As I recall, that approach (as well as Paul Martin himself) fell flat on it's face because it was inherently incapable of prioritizing. How can you prioritize when you literally make everything a priority? If the Liberals truly feel that they have the answers, I challenge them to bring them forward in the House of Commons NOW. If these things are good for Canadians, why wait? Oh, that's right, their name won't be on the legislation and they won't be able to claim "Saviour Status". To me that says that these things are only good for Canadians when Liberals are in power, otherwise they're not a priority. Grow up Ralph. Get off the Rhetoric, it's softening your brain again.