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The New Right
Conservatives generally believe that capitalism is a machine that cures itself. Therefore, people on the right have been slow to recognize the deep structural problems that are making life harder in the new economy — that are leading to stagnant social mobility, widening inequality and pervasive insecurity… But… reform conservatives have now published a policy-laden manifesto called “Room to Grow,” which is the most coherent and compelling policy agenda the American right has produced this century.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, privatization, standard of living, tax
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On June 12, Ontarians need to get out and vote
… when the political direction could swing dramatically to the right, or veer to the left, it’s far better to register your view on the province’s future. Jobs, education, social services and health care are at risk… unless something changes dramatically overnight, it’s likely that voter turnout will continue its downward slide… While many voters seem uninterested in all options, others are displeased with the negative turn of the campaign… It’s no reason to avoid exercising your personal responsibility to ensure that democracy is upheld.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, Health, ideology, participation, pensions, privatization, rights, standard of living, tax
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Tim Hudak’s laughable math displays his true colours
Mr. Hudak’s determination to deny the undeniable raised questions about his character when confronted with tough situations… the debate over the numbers inspired analysts to take a closer look at the assumptions behind the PC plan, not just its math, and this raised deeper worries about the intellectual and political pedigree of the Conservative platform… Through its response to the debacle, the Conservative leadership revealed its colours: a group that puts ideology ahead of evidence
Tags: economy, ideology, standard of living, tax
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Next Ontario premier must face overlooked issues like home care and environment
… take charge of prodigious spending by the 14 Community Care Access Centres that oversee home care across the province… precious home care money is being squandered on soaring CEO salaries, high administration costs and even lobbyists… A dementia strategy is desperately needed, particularly for long-term care homes that give the elderly dangerous anti-psychotic drugs to keep them controlled, since dementia can lead to violence.
Tags: budget, Health, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Antidote for overheated election rhetoric
What’s reassuring is Ontario’s resilience. It has lurched from one side of the political spectrum to the other in the past 25 years and survived. It has withstood two recessions and the loss of much of its manufacturing base. It has eliminated its deficit, fallen back into red ink and mopped up more than half of it. It has replaced much of its expensive bureaucracy with lean, community-based non-profit organizations. It has adjusted to life without coal-fired generators and new nuclear power plants.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, ideology, standard of living
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Kathleen Wynne has the potential to be a Bill Davis
… the ability of a provincial politician to get businesses to create jobs, independent of worldwide trends, is minuscule. However, the converse is true — state measures to selectively stimulate the economy can save jobs, as Stephen Harper helped do with the auto sector. Kathleen Wynne promises to infuse $29 billion into transit and social programs, while Hudak would slash the public payroll and dent household spending (which accounts for 60 per cent of the Ontario economy)… Ontario is the leanest government in the country.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology
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A voter’s guide to the best ideas in 2014 campaign
Increased training won’t resolve our jobs shortage, but it could help reduce our skills shortage… / Ontario’s [pension] proposal would mirror the CPP, providing a modest, fully funded pension supplement to those without a comparable workplace plan… / raise corporate taxes by one percentage point… in light of Ontario’s record low rates… corporate Canada is sitting on a $500-billion stash of dead cash… / raise wages for poorly paid child-care and home-care workers, while indexing the minimum wage… / A pharmacare program
Tags: budget, child care, pensions, pharmaceutical, standard of living, tax
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We once had to wait weeks for a new Harper abuse of power. Now we’re getting them two or three a day
Several themes run throughout these: a contempt for civil liberties, for due process, for established convention, for consultation, for openness, replaced throughout by a culture of secrecy, control, expedience and partisan advantage. Worse, there is virtually nothing anyone can do about it. All governments have displayed some of these traits. If this government has pushed things rather further, it is because it can: because we have so centralized power in the Prime Minister’s Office, with so few constraints or countervailing powers.
Tags: featured, ideology, participation, rights, standard of living
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The Canadian Government Has Given Up on Protecting Your Privacy
The latest bill grants telecom companies and other organizations legal immunity for the voluntary disclosure of their customers’ personal information. Law enforcement officials have confirmed that this goes well beyond basic subscriber information and may include transmission and tracking data… The bill also establishes a low threshold for warrants to access metadata, which numerous experts confirm may reveal private and sensitive information
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights, standard of living
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Who Needs $80 Billion? Starve Us Some More!
… thanks to the incredible generosity of the federal government, “Canadians” have an extra $30 billion in their pockets… almost $1,000 per person… Except that the “average” is meaningless… There was no suggestion that the $30 billion could also be seen as lost revenue and lost services… No debate about whether the poorest 20 per cent are better off with an extra $500 to spend or whether they might actually be better off with affordable child care, Pharmacare, low tuition fees for their kids or affordable housing.
Tags: budget, child care, economy, featured, Health, housing, pharmaceutical, standard of living, tax
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