Harper lowered taxes, increased spending by 7% per year for his first few years, and ran deficits accordingly. Tell me how exactly Raitt can lower taxes, spend on infrastructure (targeted or not) and balance the budget. If you lower revenues then you have to LOWER spending, not increase it, so what will Raitt cut in order to cover her lost revenue and increased spending?! Don't tell me that cutting taxes will spur growth and thus revenue because both George W Bush and Harper have shown in dramatic fashion that doesn't work.