I’ve written a blog post about the 2018 federal budget. Points made in the blog post include the following: -Important new housing investments were made for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. -The Working Income Tax Benefit was expanded, made automatic and rebranded (i.e., renamed). -Canada’s official unemployment is now the
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The Progressive Economics Forum: A tale book-ended by 2 Trudeaus: Canada’s foreign aid since 1970
Soon after the 2015 federal election, Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau affirmed that Canada was “back” as a “compassionate and constructive voice in the world” after a decade of Conservative governments. One of the most important means by which any industrialized country interacts with the developing world is via the amount,
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Tony Clement and the Crime of the New Century
As Tony Clement sits in stony silence, like a petulant child, refusing to admit he was the one who stole the cookie, despite the crumbs on his face; others are having to defend the indefensible.The 50 million dollars that was misappropriated and spent …
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper Playing Poker at G-8.
I suppose he is a good poker player as he is a perfect bluffer. After all he bluffed close to 40% Canadian voters to win his majority.
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: RCMP Looking Into Misappropiation of Funds Re: G-8 Spending
Several people, including myself, have contacted the RCMP about the $50 million dollars spent in Tony Clement’s riding, that was supposed to be for border security and the easing of congestion at crossings.Stephen Harper’s only defense was that they ha…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: I Stand Corrected on Tony Clement
I’m still unable to leave comments on my blog, or even respond to them, but several of my readers provided some vital insight into Clement’s spending orgy.One dealt with bicycle racks, which are indeed part of infrastructure spending. However, they sho…
Continue readingDrive-by Times: ‘Big Bro’ Sarkozy calls for internet regulation
French President Sarkozy has referred to the need to “civilize” the internet as a central issue of France’s G-8 agenda. This week Sarkozy opened an ‘historic’ conference on the internet and the future of the “digital ecosystem.” The Paris forum brought…
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