One of the “bright lights” behind Tim Hudak’s one million jobs plan is Benjamin Zycher. Linda McQuaig writes: His sensibilities are closer to the Old South than Ontario; he once described Michelle Obama as a product of “lifelong affirmative-action coddling,” suggesting she only got her Princeton degree “because of her
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Montreal Simon: The Abominable Tim Hudak and the Koch Connection
I have to admit that I sometimes find it hard to take Tim Hudak seriously. He's such a goof, such a lousy campaigner, such a loser. Until I remember that after Stephen Harper he is the most beastly Con in Canada, and a Republican clone if ever there was one.A
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Hudak Adviser Ben Zycher Is Crazier Than I Thought. Tim Hudak Should Fire Him
I just picked up on the “in the tank for tabacco companies” stuff, and the GAW denialism. I missed the really crazy stuff: Hudak needs to fire his economic adviser who made racially-charged insult against Michelle Obama. #onpoli #voteon #olp— Greg Crone (@GregCrone) May 15, 2014 What he’s talking about
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ontario Tories Get Economic Analysis Of Million Job Plan From AEI Junk Scientist
The PCs have released the economic analysis under their million-jobs plan. It’s by Benjamin Zycher, of the American Enterprise Institute.— David Reevely (@davidreevely) May 13, 2014 One thing to know about the American Enterprise Institute is they’ve lobbied in the past against policies to curb both smoking and anthropogenic global
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