lily lily:
ridenrain ridenrain:
The only reason you Liberals are bitching about this is because you're not at the trough buying you're friends and voters.
So why didn't you like it when the Libs were doing it?
As usual, if we look into these things a little deeper, we find reasons behind it:
As I posted this back on pp-2:
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That sure looks like a "disproportionate" amount of funding for the CPC doesn't it? Or, at least it would, if you considered the riding of Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean to be identical in services and needs to Quebec City, or identical to Louis-Hebert, or identical to Westmount-Ville-Marie. It would be like saying the needs and services of Thunder Bay are identical to Ottawa, which are identical to Windsor. Such a pathetic comparison of funding is entirely taken out of context without observing the requirements for funding in each riding. After all, a Liberal riding could receive less funding, not because of partisanship from the federal government, but because it does not require as much funding due to the various programs there.
For instance, Conservative MP Luc Harvey in Louis-Hebert received far and away the most funding from the Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions to the tune of $69 million. But the simple fact of the matter is that the riding of Louis-Hebert is a natural candidate for economic development funding because it is Quebec City's industrial and tech epicentre. An $18 million grant was awarded to the National Optics Institute, a non-profit research lab which develops optics technology nationwide. It also granted $15 million for Jean Lesage International Airport for refurbishment in preparation for Quebec City's 400th Anniversary. While I may not agree with the wastefulness of some of these programs, they are commensurate with the programs and organizations being run there, and anybody with a cursory glance at the article should have noticed this.
Of significance, the second most funded riding in Quebec is Bloc MP Christiane Gagnon's Quebec City at $52 million. And coming up in third is Liberal MP Lucienne Robillard in Westmount-Ville-Marie at $27 million. In fact, if you read the article, it admits that "besides Harvey's riding, only two Conservative ridings ranked among the top 20 most well-funded ridings." And yet the headline screams "Tory ridings in Quebec getting more handouts".
It would make logical sense that an industrial center would recieve more money than say.. the national canoe museum, amusement parks in his riding, or even the Prime Minister's own hotel & gold course.
I guess the proof will be in the next election.
CKA Elite 
