Way back in 2001, Elections Canada charged a certain Paul Bryan for violating section 329 of the Canada Elections Act. Stephen Harper, then President of the National Citizens Coalition, a conservative lobby group that has …Read More
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In the NDP Quest For Votes, Nothing Is Sacred, Not Even The Canada Health Act
I am well past the age where disillusionment comes easily, so it did not really surprise me to read of Peggy Nash’s willingness to abandon the principles of the Canada Health Act in her quest for Quebec support. Just another reason to regard ‘political integrity’ as a contemporary oxymoron. Recommend
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Roy Romanow, Linda Silas and Steven Lewis make the case for significant federal involvement in shaping health policy in Canada: Provinces can’t transform their systems on their own regardless of how much money they spend. The politics of health care are simply too
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Jim Flaherty Joins the GOP in Bid to Stick it to Workers
I can understand now why Stephen Harper claims to only watch American news. How else can his government follow the trends, though the GOP are lagging? Jim Flaherty announced an increase in payroll taxes ages ago. The parties who claim to support lower taxes are instead increasing them, though only
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Walkom notes that based on the Cons’ Kyoto embarrassment, Canada is now the odd man out on the world stage when it comes to climate change discussions: (I)n terms of international efforts to curb global warming, Kyoto is the only serious
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Medicare’s Orphans: The Fight for Healthcare for Children with Autism Disorders
The film Medicare’s Orphans – A film about the fight to get healthcare for children with autism in Canada is now available online. I encourage everyone with an interest in autism disorders, anyone interested in advocating …
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