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Ten years of attacks on dissent & debate in Canada
… this graphic, show[s] over 110 organizations, individuals, laws, acts, public services & democratic institutions that, since 2006, have been vilified, defunded, smeared, gutted, spied on, slashed or criminalized by the Canadian government… To read the case studies, visit our Hit List. And for the bigger picture, make sure to read our report Dismantling Democracy: Stifling debate & dissent in Canada.
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, standard of living
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How Stephen Harper changed the character of Canada
One by one, Canadians have lost the tools they need to understand what their government is doing and make informed choices about the future… “Small” changes add up. They transform the face of a nation and the character of its people. They prevent Canadians from finding out what is being done in their name, with their dollars. They erode empathy and trust. Please don’t shrug. This matters. Where the trajectory goes from here is up to us.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, rights
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King Stephen has changed Canada for the worse
… incapable of rising above partisanship. He is forever manipulating the system… How he operates is a function of who he is… biographers portray him as hot-tempered, foul-mouthed, paranoid, suspicious, secretive, mean and vindictive. Dubbed an elected dictator, he has run a one-man government… Adversaries are enemies, to be vanquished. Premiers are to be avoided, insulted… When the judges don’t do his bidding, he insults them…
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My days as a Conservative are over; I’m a democrat
Fiscally and philosophically I am conservative. In past I have supported, campaigned for and voted for Conservative candidates. However, after watching Prime Minister Harper surreptitiously and inexorably dismantling democracy in my wonderful country over the past decade; no longer. I am above all a democrat… This is the man who in opposition railed against lack of openness by the previous government and promised transparency if elected, yet has produced the most secretive government in memory.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, rights, standard of living
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Not happy with politics?
… de Ruiter came up with Democracy Link, a free app that makes the process of phoning or emailing one’s representative as easy as posting a comment online, or phoning a friend on speed dial… So far, more than 1,000 people have downloaded the app, which is available for Android and Apple phones… He just hopes hundreds more Canadians download the app and start a serious discussion with their representatives at all levels of government, all across the country.
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Government underspending has left Canada with an infrastructure deficit
We don’t need more politically driven tax cuts from any political party. Anyone can cut taxes – always popular with voters – but it takes strong leadership and the ability to sell a vision to invest in crucial but less-popular initiatives such as infrastructure and defence. A major national infrastructure program that heavily involves public-private partnerships and privatizations will go a long way toward creating employment and getting Canada moving.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, participation, pensions, privatization, standard of living, tax
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The toll we pay for a bunker mentality
In a globalized knowledge economy, the bunker mentality needs be avoided. But phrases like the closing of the Canadian mind are gaining currency. Ten years of a government catering to a right-wing base has had a cumulative impact. Not a closing, but a narrowing. The Conservatives have taken a lot of heat over information suppression. But it has had little effect. There are few signs of change. Their attitude is stay the course. If you say too much you are dangerous, if you know too much you are a threat.
Tags: featured, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living
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Canada’s election and the return of activist government
Put bluntly, the needs of capitalism have changed. Business remains remarkably productive. But it cannot translate that productivity into profit unless customers have the wherewithal to buy its goods and services. Right now, too many don’t… Increasingly, government is being called on to pick up the slack… Only it has the capacity to keep the workforce intact and healthy during a prolonged economic slump… if modern capitalism is to thrive, the social programs that were taken apart 20 years ago need to be reinvented and reinstated.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, standard of living
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How the climate crisis can change Canada for the better
The Manifesto, bolder than anything on offer from the major federal political parties, lays out an alternative vision that would get us to 100 per cent renewable electricity within two decades — while building a fairer, more humane society in the process… now is the moment for a transformative agenda to come from outside electoral politics, to build a wave of popular support that will put real pressure on the next federal government…
Tags: economy, featured, Health, ideology, standard of living
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Economic prudence, or ‘cuts by stealth?’ Federal departments left $8.7 billion unspent last year
… critics say they amount to cuts by stealth… Canadians won’t know exactly which departments or programs were affected until after the election… But they do suggest hundreds of millions set aside for new military equipment, processing refugee applications, First Nations communities and transportation infrastructure went unspent… In contrast, the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency and Canadian Food Inspection Agency… appeared to go over budget.
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