In Canada our representatives are elected, our churches, charities, and businesses are not. Conservatives by their ideology believe that less power should be given to our democratically elected government and more power given to groups that do not answer to voters, whether they be private hospitals, unaccountable church organizations, or
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: We Must Stop Stephen Harper and the 20% from Destroying Canada
There has been lots of discussion about how Stephen Harper’s majority only represents 40% of voters because of the way our electoral system works. But, in reality, his agenda has much fewer supporters. We must remember that the Conservative Party is a coalition. It is not a coalition in the
Continue readingMy parents deserve healthcare too!
Last week the Canadian government decided to stop accepting sponsor application for parent and grandparent applications. They have decided that they can’t process any more sponsorship application for parents of Canadians who are still living abro…
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: Gun registry, bad. Kayak registry, good?
Hypocrisy, thy name is the Harper Party. The Transport Canada regulations, brought in last fall, will require everyone from professional outfitters to people leading recreational boat trips to fill out five separate forms, measure their boat and pay a $50 fee. Wow. If the long gun registry is rarely used,
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: Mr. Speaker, a question for the honourable member…
…What does it cost? The Harper Party rebuttal: law and order is priceless! The logical follow up: Is knowing the price-tag on policies to incarcerate people for non-violent offences too much to ask for these days? The Harper Party rejoinder: YOU’RE SOFT ON CRIME!
Continue readingRunesmith's Canadian Content: Harper’s Idiocracy
One thing you’ve got to love about Libertarian-leaning Conservatives: they have absolutely no sense of irony. James Travers has yet another excellent op-ed in The Star today on the census, where he elaborates on the difference between facts and truthiness: In an instructive moment here a couple of years ago,
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