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The Conservatives are running around these days talking about how well they are handling the economy and held off the recession from affecting Canadians too badly.
This Conservative government did not create a strong economy and country, they inherited it.
It takes decades to lay the foundation for a strong and prosperous country that will [...]

I’m starting to hear quite a bit of rumbling about Senate reform being a issue in the next election. I’m not necessarily against the idea after all the system isn’t working properly the way it is now but I am afraid that the government will make the whole process even worst than it is now.

There’s been a lot of stuff around lately on the upcoming Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario. Depending on who is speaking or writing the HST is either the worst thing to happen to Ontario or the best so I decided to look into it myself.
It is clear that some things will cost more than [...]

The Toronto Star has been running a few articles recently about their efforts to get detailed information on the expenses the elected MPs in Ottawa have been charging the taxpayers. Apparently, the government only releases the total amount the MPs spend without the details of what the MPs spent the money on. The expense totals [...]

Surprise, surprise! Steve Harper and Jimbo (almost rhymes with dumbo, eh?) Flaherty’s deficit projections seem to be at odds with the House of Commons finance committee.

Fiscal Year

Steve & Jimbo

House of Commons

2009/2010

$50.2 Billion

$48.6 Billion

2010/2011

$29.8 Billion

$41.3 Billion

2011/2012

$13 Billion

$27.6 Billion

2012/2013

$7.3 Billion

$21.6 Billion

2013/2014

-$.7 Billion

$16.7 Billion

Totals

$99.6 Billion

$155.8 Billion

As usual it seems the government has decided to tell us that [...]