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November 27, 2008

Proof that the Conservatives Hate Democracy

Years ago, the Liberals took the high road and made an important first step in institutionalizing democracy in Canada by creating a public subsidy of $1.95 per vote that every Canadian casts at the ballot box. This simple move extended a financial life-line to all Federal political parties and has prevented the Conservatives from obtaining a majority in Canadian politics.  It also became a financial […]

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November 27, 2008

I Support Public Campaign Financing

Please join this group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=41244607422 The Conservative government is about to show its true disdain for Canadian democracy. Let’s remind them that it’s not 1939 and this is not the Weimar Republic.

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November 27, 2008

Putting a Face on Harper Economics

A couple of weeks ago, I was listening to a radio show and a woman called in to describe how she and her husband had lost a massive part of their personal savings because of the elimination of the benefits with income trusts when the Conservatives took power in 2006. This family had to sell their house.  They are retired.  They are broke.  They are […]

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October 11, 2008

Canadian Election: Harper Twists, Turns and Finally Admits Defeat

Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty were both adamant about the fact that the Canadian government didn’t need to take action in the wake of the financial crisis. They didn’t need to spend money on the automobile industry either. But they did.  In both cases.  At the 11th hour.  Financial story here . Throughout the election, these two characters have repeatedly accused the opposition parties of […]

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October 10, 2008

Why this weekend’s financial summit should be held at the UN

The financial crisis is about to be solved by seven people.  7.  And the IMF.  Yay. Finance ministers from the G7 (I guess Russia is completely out of the picture now) will meet this weekend and into next week to sit around, pick their noses, maybe play a little backgammon and find new ways to screw their taxpayers.  It’s unlikely that they’ll find a solution […]