So Harper, surprise surprise - is going to end party subsidies. That is the $2 annually each federal party receives per vote from the previous election.
So who gets to buy government now?
Let me see! We still pay tax - and none of that now will go to support open democracy with a strong competitive party system - and the ones that can afford to throw in thousands of dollars will buy and own government.
Instead of the voters having a say through tax dollars we will pay anyway - the Corporations (entities which cannot vote) will buy elections and politicians. I thought we had enough of that!
What an absolute disaster this government will be for Canada. Now the lobby has begun to eliminate the CBC - they might have thought about that program "power and politics" a little deeper.
The CBC and media - other than a few like Terry Milewski - cowered in front of the dictator that said "I will only answer 5 questions a day", the same man who is already passing the media off to spokespeople - that we the taxpayer generously employ.
The man who says only an elected Senate will do and then promptly appoints failed Conservative candidates. A man who made vows on Income Trusts, the federal-provincial fiscal arrangements act (equalization), and on custodial management of our offshore - lies again.
This man who does not believe in our democratic system and believes that coalitions should be outlawed - while liars like Bev Oda are returned to Cabinet.
The man who eliminates people from his caucus by reason of association - ignores of freedoms and rights - now eliminates people from the election formula.
The man who has secrets about secrets and employs people who employ people who are questionable at best.
Good Luck - Canada - you're gonna need it.
Newfoundland and Labrador should just leave - before this Atlantic Canadian hater - finishes us off.
And on the Peter Penashue appointment - this man is an Innu Leader - first mistake was his allegiance to the Queen - and now this left leaning Liberal is going to support massive cuts? Presumably not to aboriginal groups. Does Peter believe in government subsidies, universal health care and the fair treatment of people. We are about to find out how this odd couple get on.
While we are at it - let's see how Conservative Kathy Dunderdale and crew are. Williams did say he was a dangerous man right?
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Seems to me you should familiarize yourself with Canadian campaign finance law. Corporations are forbidden from donating to political parties.
How, precisely, do you suggest corporations are "buying" politicians?
Fully familiar with Election statutes. Perhaps you should ask the Conservatives the same - I believe they were the ones who disregarded it. Further have you missed circumstances in the past where "people" who did not even know they contributed dontated a thousand each? Don't make me laugh.
Apparently, you seem to think you know some things that no one else knows. If you have evidence the Tories -- who lead Canada's political parties in donations from private donors, and lead in small donations -- have been accepting donations from corporations, you should pony up the evidence.
are you aware of what they have done already regarding election laws?
For one thing, they instituted a ban on transferring trust fund money to candidates (in 2006).
Now, you've made a claim that the Conservatives have accepted illegal donations. Back it up with evidence.
I made no such comment.
The in-out- thing - elections Canada wrong on that? Oh that's right they disregard elections law.
"I made no such comment."
That's a flagrant lie.
What should one be taking away from this Twitter comment?
"i believe elections canada is already tied up with them. with respect to 'corporate' donations - already happen'd"
When asked to provide evidence that the Tories had accepted illegal donations from corporations, you claimed it "already happened".
Yet you have to provide a single shred of evidence.
As it pertains to the in-and-out "scandal", perhaps you'd like to comment on similar expenditures by the Liberals, NDP, BQ that were allowed by Elections Canada? Or that EC alleged the Tories had misled EC with forged invoices, then quietly dropped the forged invoices claim because it doesn't withstand scrutiny?
No, I suspect you wouldn't. That would require you to provide some evidence to back up your claims, and as we've already seen, you just don't do that.
read the two sentences please and then restate your misrepresentation. elections canada is tied up with them correct? further there have been abuses of the corp donations in the past where individuals were used without their knowledge in some cases they were children.
Ah, yes. There were such violations as you described.
They were committed by Joe Volpe's leadership campaign. In 2006. When he ran for Liberal leader.
Your answer to the criticism that you can't provide evidence that Conservatives accept illegal corporate donations is that Joe Volpe accepted donations from the children of pharmaceutical execs?
Not convincing.
There now - glad you caught up a little with your research. Read the archives and you might learn to refrain from educating me on legislative matters. You are a zealot partisan. That also is true as you try petty arguments to cover your leader's lies and behavior.
As a partisan zealot Stephen Harper can lie, cheat, or be in contempt of Parliament - and you will sit here finding excuses or diversions.
How about you do some research on zealotry and political history.
My concern is, if he can legislate away a means of funding other parties he also has the power to legislate an open door for corporations to donate legally to political parties. It may not be legal now but that safely net can be changed by this government.
better yet, he should do some research on how the american system has just recently opened itself to a complete and absolute corporate takeover and how harper is bound and determined to align us with that moribund state to the south.
perhaps then it would start to make sense to him.
what an obvious troll, lol.
Well, wasn't that patronizing tone just enjoyable.
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