Canadian politics
Today, the Harper government committed to restoring province House, home of the Charlottetown conference. just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday. The picture above is of the delegates who attended this stepping stone to Confederation. Bonus points if you can name them all.
From Toronto Sun
Just as McGuinty and the Working Families Coalition are about to attempt a three-peat con job on Ontario voters, the world is crumbling. Greece, Ireland, Britian and now the mighty United States are being crushed by, guess what? Government debt.
This year, we voters just might care about debt. Which is bad news for McGuinty and his buddies.
After Dalton and the gang fade into the history books Ontarians will still be stuck with the tab . Ontario’s debt is a generational challenge that will take political perseverance and time to overcome.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of when the Berlin wall, started construction and subsequently became a symbol of Communist oppression.
“Fifty years ago, the world saw Germany divided in two, with Berlin severed by the construction of the Berlin Wall, with the West retaining its rights and freedoms and the East succumbing to Communist oppression.
“The Berlin Wall became symbolic of division in the 20th Century – an imposing cement slab that became an integral part of the Iron Curtain between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc. It also became a symbol of tyranny and evil as many innocent people fleeing communism were gunned down in their attempt to find freedom on the other side of the Wall in West Berlin.
“During the Cold War, many apologists for the Communist regime tried to convince the world that their ideology was superior. Fortunately, talented and courageous artists, writers and ordinary citizens were able to expose that what went on behind the Wall ran counter to all the ideals the West had fought for and the truth began to trickle out.
“Canada is proud to have stood with those who opposed all that the Berlin Wall came to represent. We are also proud to have welcomed, over the years, people who escaped Communist oppression, including those who fled the Soviet Union’s brutal crackdowns in central Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.
Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper
I’m glad our Prime Minister mentioned, the apologists for communism who try to paint a sympathetic portrait of a tyrannical regime.
Henry IV of France is credited with coining the phrase, “a chicken in every pot”. This morning Kelly McParland of the national Post pokes fun of the phrase and the Ontario Liberals at the same time.
We are just entering the dog days of summer, and Staples has not even started airing their extremely annoying back-to-school commercials. However, over at 308.com Éric has already posted ridings to watch in the upcoming provincial election. The articles totally worth a read for those who are interested. It puts the latest numbers released by Ipsos-Reid earlier this week in context .
Finally, I believe we live in a poll driven political climate, where political commentators are almost obliged to analyze every last morsel of data, until we the news consuming public are deluged with polls and predictions. For that reason, I will try to refrain from posting updates on every single poll that comes out of Ontario.