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Follow all of my rants concerning the upcoming Canadian Election. It’ll be fun. I promise you. And if you don’t like what I have to say, then off to the Tar Sands with you!!

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October 9, 2008

Why Canada Is Safe from the Wave of Financial Disaster

Today, Jim Flaherty disclosed that the Republicans Conservatives will not take any additional action to protect Canadians from the wave of financial distress that is covering the globe. Why are we safe?  Because Canada’s financial environment is more secure than what exists in the US and elsewhere. Why are we safe?  Because privately-held, but government controlled, institutions like the Canadian Deposit Insurance Company (the CDIC) […]

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October 9, 2008

Muzzled: A Full Record of Conservative Candidates that do NOT Speak

Stephen Harper talks about leadership all the time. What leader is there that actually does everything?  Stephen Harper. What leader fears delegation more than anything?  Stephen Harper. This site has been keeping track of all of the Conservative candidates that have been muzzled during the course of this election.  There are far too many on the list. Over the last month, we’ve seen record numbers […]

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October 9, 2008

Canadian Election: What did Stephen Harper Know About Interest Rate Cuts?

In the CBC interview with Peter Mansbridge on Tuesday night, Stephen Harper disclosed that the Bank of Canada would be taking action with interest rates as part of an effort to help with the international economic situation. This announcement is unprecedented.  My question:  should it be considered illegal and a breach of trust? Why the question?  It’s of the utmost importance that at least two […]

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October 9, 2008

Canadian Election: Harper’s Buying Opportunity?

In an interview with Peter Mansbridge on Tuesday night, Stephen Harper suggested that the market sell-off would present an excellent buying opportunity for investors. Great.  Thanks Steve.  Wonderful advice, you cold, callous fish. Of course, this advice is easy to act on if you’ve got oodles of cash sitting under your mattress.  However,  most Canadians don’t after having their savings wiped out as a result […]

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October 8, 2008

Canadian Election: Petition from Fair Vote Canada

Fair Vote Canada has set up a petition online to rally all of the ‘disconnected’ voters that feel they have to vote against something as opposed to voting for something. Their petition can be found here .  It calls for electoral reform to our current system to ensure some kind of democracy actually exists in Canada.  What we have now is a horse race that […]