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Tax the Rich, Save the Economy
“Losers in rigged games can become very angry,” he says in the documentary Inequality for All, which will be released in the U.S. on Sept. 27. “We’re seeing an entire society that is starting to pull apart… Unlike the 1930s, we haven’t had the kind of reforms we need to change direction.” In fact, he says, since 2007 economic gains have gone to the rich and inequality has increased.
Tags: economy, featured, globalization, ideology, participation, poverty, privatization, standard of living, tax
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A Political Awakening (1978-1993) [Stephen Harper]
The idealism of Harper’s words foreshadowed how he would seek to change Canada a quarter-century later. But it also stood in partial contrast to the politics Harper eventually practised – defined at times by compromise, secrecy and hardedged partisanship… he is basically a smallgovernment conservative. Free enterprise, free markets, personal freedom. A classical liberal in that sense.
Tags: economy, ideology, privatization, rights, tax
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Atkinson Message to New Premier: Recommit to Vision for Full Day Learning
It was smart public policy using the assets Ontarians already own in their publicly funded schools; ending the double billing needed to run two parallel services – school and daycare — for the same children. The innovation lasted for about 12 months. The daycare lobby went ballistic accusing government of stealing its clients. The then Premier yielded, reversing his own legislation to allow school boards to contract out care to daycare operators.
Tags: child care, ideology, participation, privatization, standard of living
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Vision for full-day kindergarten in Ontario falling short, says expert
… when school boards balked at running before- and after-school programs, the government amended the legislation to allow them to contract out the service. The vast majority of boards… decided to continue using third-party operators… Meanwhile, in Waterloo and Ottawa, where school boards took on the responsibility of delivering daycare, waiting lists have been reduced to zero and educators say kids are thriving.
Tags: child care, featured, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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Corporate welfare comes with pepperoni
More than a few Canadians think it is normal or defensible to subsidize one business at the expense of others or at the expense of taxpayers in general… successive governments have spent tax dollars not only on the smallest of businesses, but on the civil servants necessary to parse through such requests to deny or approve them… former NDP leader David Lewis launched his crusade against “corporate welfare bums” 40 years ago.
Tags: budget, economy, ideology, privatization, standard of living, tax
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Canada seen as holdout on G8 pledge for tax reform
“We did not expect to see Canada as a holdout,” said Richard Murphy of the Tax Justice Network. He said he believes Canada is being difficult for philosophical reasons, believing that competitive tax systems are important drivers of investment. Canadian officials at the G8 have insisted Canada supports the transparency agenda. However, they point out that under Canada’s federal system, any rules would have to be agreed to by the provinces.
Tags: globalization, jurisdiction, privatization, rights, tax
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Scientific curiosity fuels growth
First, the National Research Council would embrace its new role as a bridge between science and industry… Second, Ottawa would shift the locus of scientific research in Canada from the NCR’s labs to the universities… Third, business would get off the sidelines… (and) play their part instead of relying on universities to do more than their share… Finally… scientists would be free to post their findings online and collaborate internationally.
Tags: budget, economy, globalization, ideology, privatization, rights
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A better model for the CBC
the federal government currently subsidizes Canada’s private broadcasters to the tune of about $800-million a year. The handouts come in many forms, including foreign ownership restrictions, tax incentives, production financing and regulatory perks… Remove all advertising from CBC and hand the entire market in commercials over to the private broadcasters. In return, redirect some substantial portion of the subsidies flowing to the private industry. Give it to the CBC…
Tags: budget, ideology, privatization, tax
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Canada Job Grant program is ‘deeply flawed,’ report says
Ottawa’s $900-million job grant scheme is a windfall for companies that already train workers, opens few new opportunities for the unskilled and saps funds from existing government efforts, according to a new report. The program is “deeply flawed public policy” and should be scrapped… Last week, Ontario threatened to boycott the program unless Ottawa reverses its plan to cut money from existing programs to pay for it.
Tags: economy, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, privatization, tax
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