Day: November 27, 2008

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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

10 Worst Corporations of 2008

Do you work for a company on this list ?  Is so, are you re-evaluating your employment with them?  You should. But … I could be wrong.  Maybe the truly awful are the ones who will continue to be rewarded in these upside-down times where banks are run by governments. For those of you with ADD, here’s the short list: AIG Cargill Chevron Constellation Energy […]

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November 27, 2008

My feedback on ‘the defense of marketing’

I read this article and got very frustrated. Here’s my response: So … you want your cake and you want to eat it too? I read this and realized you’re not really defending marketing.  You’re trying to justify giving my cash to someone else when they haven’t earned it. As a taxpayer, the question is ‘why’.  Why did these companies get so far down into […]

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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 […]