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Freedom beckons for Ottawa’s trained seals
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Mar 17, 2011
Mr. Page does not think of his office as a watchdog — that’s the role of Parliament itself. Yet with only “trained seals” barking, Canadians have long since lost confidence in Her Majesty’s Government being held to account in Parliament… a private member’s bill that would establish the PBO as an officer of Parliament, akin to the auditor general. Currently, Mr. Page is an employee of the Library of Parliament, and serves at the pleasure of the cabinet. Even government backbenchers should back the bill, and in a minority House, the opposition should be determined that it gets through.
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living
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Building better things, living better lives
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
May 06, 2010
Economics has a philosophical dimension, and because it deals with human action, its roots are in moral philosophy. Economics often forgets this… A useful distinction is often drawn between a market economy and a market society. The latter is the consequence of the financialization of everything. And if financialization weakens the economy, it wreaks havoc in society.
Tags: economy, ideology, standard of living
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