Just the facts Ma'am

Something has been on my mind lately. What is wrong with making fact based decisions? Recently the Harper government has been highly criticized over a couple of issues that just does not make any sense.

The Harper government decided to tax income trusts. The main complaint I have read and heard is that they "lied" so they "can't be trusted". The way I see it they made a fact based decision. Can we truly fault them for making a decision based on all the facts. Was the decision in the best interest of Canadians, I would say yes. The reality is they did in fact go back on their word. Does this make them liars or responsible leaders willing to change their point of view as facts change. I choose the latter.

Second, there is criticism over their environmental package (or apparent lack thereof). The reality is there is NO consensus on the impact humans have on the environment, and much less consensus on what needs to be done to fix this supposed problem. The former government threw together an environmental plan (Kyoto) that could not possibly solve the problem since we don't know exactly what the problem is.

I would prefer we slow down, take a deep breathe and gather the facts first before we make rash decisions. I much prefer the conservatives environment plan that does not rush to irrational conclusions based on media hype and mis-information.

Good going Stephen Harper, please continue to make fact based decisions rather than public opinion based decisions.