Tory Redux

Author: Jon Siemko

  • Canada The World’s Economic Guru

    As world leaders sit down at the G-8 and G. 20 meetings they can excuse themselves for salivating over Canada’s economic position. Suddenly the land of doughnuts and hockey has become the example to the world when it comes to economic stability. Leaders from the United States to  Europe are trying to emulate Canada’s example. While the sick man of Europe and Greece does its best impression of  Oliver Twist having its hand out for more. Meanwhile, Canada is the reigning guru of economic reform that clearly stands head and shoulders above the rest.

    “We should be proud of the performance of our financial system during the crisis,” said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty



    But it is recovering from the recession faster than others, and although its deficit is currently at a record high, the International Monetary Fund expects Canada to be the only one of the seven major industrialized democracies to return to surplus by 2015.

  • The Political Genius Of Laureen Harper

    As Stephen Harper shines on the world stage playing host during the upcoming G8 and G. 20 Summit in Toronto. Harper’s star would not be able to shine so brightly without the thoughtful political genius of Laureen Harper. Harper  would not be a fully formed political entity that he is today without the help from his wife, Mrs. L Harper. It’s clear that Mrs. Harper keeps her hand on the pulse of not public opinion and popular culture as well.  Mrs. Harper is considered one of the strongest women in the capital and has an overwhelmingly positive influence on the prime minister. With the distance of time and hindsight of history we might fully understand the Harper’s as a political team.

    “She’s an enormous asset to him,” says long-time friend John Reynolds, who served as interim Canadian Alliance leader until Harper took over in 2002. “Of all the prime ministerial wives going back to Louis St. Laurent — and I guess I’m dating myself here — she’s probably the most astute of anyone we’ve ever had . . . She’s worked very, very hard to get him where he is today.”
     

  • Positive Step forward For Polar Bears

    With all the red flags going up in the era of climate change here is some good news. The Nunavut government has taken polar bears off the endangered species list. This is another step back for those who are worried about climate change in Canada.


    “We live in polar bear country. We understand the polar bears, and we do actually think our polar bear population is very, very healthy,” Shewchuk said in justifying the reversal.