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A "Power Shift": Conservative Principles for the Environment
by Kenneth Green on June 22, 2009
As Canada gets ready to elect a new government, energy and environmental policy are on the front burner. The Liberal “Green Shift” plan conforms to two of the “first principles” of liberal governance: maximizing wealth redistribution, and maximizing control of the commanding heights of the economy. Liberal leader Stephane Dion’s plan would satisfy both principles by levying a federal carbon tax, then doling out the revenues “progressively” while letting the federal government expand its control of the commanding heights of the energy sector and provincial governance by tweaks of the tax code generally invisible to the public.
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by Rebecca Walberg on June 22, 2009
The Canadian federal election campaign has so far avoided any serious discussion of healthcare. Even if voters prefer to focus on the economy, the environment, and the personalities of the more colourful candidates and leaders, the next government will determine whether Canada’s healthcare adapts to the realities of 21st century, or grows ever more bloated and unresponsive.
Read more » | 0 commentsElection '08 Report: Challenges Facing Harper
by Jaime Watt on June 22, 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said on many occasions that he views the path to a stable, durable, Conservative majority government as a long march.By that measure, in the recent election campaign, he achieved several important milestones: He broke through Ontario's resistance; he won new levels of support among Canada's ethnic communities and New Canadians; and began to make urban inroads. It looks like he has bridged the gender gap with important groups of women.
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by Tanis Fiss on June 22, 2009
Canada is in the midst of a federal election and it is time for some new ideas for aboriginal policy. What follows is a wish list for five future aboriginal policy changes the next government should seriously consider.
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by Niels Veldhuis & Milagros Palacios on June 22, 2009
With less than a month to go in the federal election, there has been little real debate on the fiscal policies needed to improve Canada’s economic growth and productivity performance. What Canada needs is a fiscal plan focused on economic prosperity that creates and strengthens the incentives for individuals and businesses to engage in productive economic activity.
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Self-government and religious liberty are one and the same
The state of religious liberty is a good indicator of whether citizens are actually governing themselves. John von Heyking delves into the state of both 25 years after a key Supreme Court of Canada judgment….
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