Category: Canadian politics

This Is What Happens When You Vote Liberal

This quote is taken from  the West Wing It perfectly illustrates the liberal approach to the economy.

[Donna and Josh are discussing what should be done with the budget surplus]
Donna Moss: What’s wrong with me getting my money back?
Josh Lyman: You won’t spend it right.
Donna Moss: What do you mean?
Josh Lyman: Let’s say your cut of the surplus is $700. I want to take your money, combine it with everybody else’s money and use it to pay down the debt and further endow Social Security. What do you want to do with it?
Donna Moss: Buy a DVD player.
Josh Lyman: See?
Donna Moss: But my $700 is helping employ the people who manufacture and sell DVD players, not to mention the people who manufacture and sell DVDs. It’s the natural evolution of a market economy.
Josh Lyman: The problem is the DVD player you buy might be made in Japan.
Donna Moss: I’ll buy an American one.
Josh Lyman: We don’t trust you.
Donna Moss: Why not?
Josh Lyman: We’re Democrats.
Donna Moss: I want my money back.
Josh Lyman: You shouldn’t have voted for us.

Prime Minister Harper Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitism

This addressed by the Prime Minister reconfirming the government’s commitment to Israel , is timely because of the current disinformation campaign going on in Canadian campuses today.

For CJPAC (Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee), an organization with the mandate of educating and involving the Jewish community in political issues, a speaking engagement from the Prime Minister is a major coup.

And, as always, when speaking about Israel and other matters of interest to a Jewish audience, Prime Minister Harper did not disappoint. He again showed his support for Israel and his disdain for those who seek its destruction.

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A lack of Respect

From  Toronto Sun

“There seems to be, from the arbitrators, a lack of respect for the struggling Ontario families who get stuck with the bill at the end of the day,” Hudak said Wednesday.

Despite Premier Dalton McGuinty’s call for a public sector pay freeze, as he rolled out a red-ink budget last year, arbitrators have gone ahead and awarded salary hikes to thousands of workers.

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Ontario PCs Spearhead Mental Health Motion at Queens Park

From  Exchange Morning Post

The Ontario Progressive Conservative Caucus’ motion calling on the Liberal government to create a mental health and addictions strategy for Ontario was supported by all parties in the Legislature.

The PC Caucus motion called upon the McGuinty Liberal government to table a mental health and addictions plan that reflects the recommendations made by the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions within 60 days. Sylvia Jones, MPP (Dufferin-Caledon) was a member of the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions, an all-party committee which last August presented 23 recommendations to improve mental health and addictions services in Ontario.

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