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Harper and McGuinty should look to Sir John A. on debt
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
April 12, 2012
… the temptation when public finances are bad is to think small. Let’s cut a little here, trim back our vision there, and eventually things will be okay. But Confederation provides a stirring example of why thinking big is exactly what we need to do in the face of public debt… Now is not the time for a new National Policy, per se. .. But our current financial challenges should be viewed as an opportunity to think that big.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization
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McGuinty proves father knows best
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
October 11, 2011
McGuinty stands as the transformative Premier of the last twenty five years… The massive extent of McGuinty’s policy reforms is underestimated like the politician… More importantly, they were quickly adopted as consensus with no opponent running against them in the next election… the HST… the Ontario Health Premium… phasing out coal plants to the Greenbelt… Ontario’s current education system… the Green Energy Act… Given the privilege of a third term, the lesson for the McGuinty Liberals is simple: Do big things.
Tags: economy, globalization, ideology
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