From National Post
Call it what you will. For the 33% of union delegates that voted against the measure, it’s a compulsory political donation to a cause that they might not personally support. Further, it cannot be assumed that those teachers who choose to serve as conference delegates are reflective of the rank-and-file teachers they represent. This might be defensible if teachers’ membership in the union was voluntary. It isn’t. Those who wish to pursue the high calling of educating the province’s youth are in effect being forced to subsidize a political campaign if they wish to remain in their profession.
Funny Mr. Ryan has no problem almost copying verbatim the Ontario Liberal party line. Even going as far to use similar rhetoric as prominent Ontario Cabinet ministers. This election the Conservative grassroots more than ever have to dispel the myths and misperceptions spread by Liberal friendly third parties.
Category: Canadian politics
Hudak is Not Campaigning Against Teachers
Let’s set the record straight before the partisan shots start flying this fall.
From Toronto Star
Hudak says he comes from a family of teachers and had support for classroom education ingrained in him at the dinner table growing up.
He says some teachers have been emailing and calling the opposition party to say they don’t support their union’s decision to campaign against him.
Hudak wants teachers to judge him on the PC campaign platform, which has yet to be released, and predicts they’ll be impressed.
The True North Strong and Free
Here is the new conservative party ad. I like how it is Unapologetically patriotic in its tone.
Canada’s Economy Still Leads The Pack
A new report shows our economy is still outperforming many other OECD countries. Furthermore Canada is still one of the freest nations in the world these are things that should make us all proud .
From Globe and Mail
The Canadian economy likely grew 5.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year and 3.8 per cent in the second quarter, the OECD said in an economic outlook Tuesday. That prediction is much higher than most Canadian first-quarter forecasts of about 4 per cent. It’s also higher than estimated growth among peers.
Touch ’em all Joe!
Recently the star asked three of the four party leaders what their favorite baseball moments were. Not surprisingly Prime Minister harper chose Joe Carter’s home run in game six of the 1993 World Series as his top baseball memory. On the other hand it turns out that Michael ignatieff is a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan go figure.
From Toronto Star
But Harper also enjoys baseball — especially when the Jays are in meaningful games.
His favourite game was one for the ages: “When Joe Carter hit his game-winning home run off Mitch Williams to win the 1993 World Series for the Blue Jays.”
The legendary Tom cheek himself