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	<description>Thoughts, Rants and Other Stuff</description>
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		<title>G20 Embarrassment for Harper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, it was Canada&#8217;s turn to host the G20 and we had a responsibility to do it in spite of the fact that in my opinion it is just a high priced photo op. You can&#8217;t really tell me that the positions of the member countries wasn&#8217;t already set before the conference started and for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=105</link>
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		<title>Misconceptions about the Conservatives&#8217; Fiscal Abilities.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=102</link>
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		<title>Elected Senate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=94</link>
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		<title>Cable/Satellite companies versus Local Television</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The cable/satellite companies are engaged in a massive advertising campaign against local television stations for wanting to get paid for their product. The CRTC has allowed the cable/satellite companies to use the signals coming from the local stations for free since their beginning and charge their customers for stations they have never paid for.
Now, I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=91</link>
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		<title>HST in Ontario</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=88</link>
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		<title>Why does the government hate disabled people?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, I think the fact that disabled Canadians are treated like free loaders on society is the biggest issue for them.
People on welfare, or what ever they call it these days, but able to work, are rightfully paid theoretically subsistence benefits to entice them to find a job and get off the system. Paying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=84</link>
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		<title>Are stock traders stupid people?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was an article posted today on the Toronto Star&#8217;s website (http://www.thestar.com/business/article/682152) about how the Toronto stock exchanges took a dive today based on a &#8220;sharp falloff in the Reuters-University of Michigan consumer sentiment index, which followed a surprisingly weak July retail sales report&#8221;. 
Apparently, the brilliant insight that &#8220;the American consumer won&#8217;t be much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=81</link>
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		<title>MP Expense Spending</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=75</link>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Deficit Projections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Surprise, surprise! Steve Harper and Jimbo (almost rhymes with dumbo, eh?) Flaherty&#8217;s deficit projections seem to be at odds with the House of Commons finance committee. 



Fiscal Year


Steve &#038; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=48</link>
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		<title>Our Political Parties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Political parties are the source of more harm done to this country than good.]]></description>
		<link>http://dstewart.org/blog/?p=38</link>
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