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Harpercons Pay Private Firm 90,000$ Per Day To, Well, Find Ways To Find Cuts

ck — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:11:52 +0000

Yes, boys ‘n’ girls, put this one under the file of if this weren’t so sad and dire for Canadians, it might actually be rip roaringly hilarious. Stevie Spiteful and Deficit Jimbo are actually going to pay the firm, Deloitte, 19.8 million smackers or 90,000$ per day until about March 31 to help . . . → Read More: Harpercons Pay Private Firm 90,000$ Per Day To, Well, Find Ways To Find Cuts

Let’s Not Let Flaherty Off The Hook

Logan — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:56:00 +0000

With the recent Cabinet shuffle, the Christmas break and a budget coming, it might be easy for us on the left to forget about some important messaging we should be using to attack the Conservatives, and more specifically, Jim Flaherty. I was listening to Power and Politics from last week and listened to . . . → Read More: Let’s Not Let Flaherty Off The Hook

Nothing sacred after Harper-Flaherty attack on the CPP

Jymn — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:04:48 +0000

From the Catch 22 Harper Conservatives, this.

The Harperites saved their best kick in the gut for Canadians this year ‘till the last month of the year.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty lied and stickhandled his way to another victory for the neo-Conservatives who run the country by undermining and betraying . . . → Read More: Nothing sacred after Harper-Flaherty attack on the CPP

Deficit Jimbo Now Considers Privatizing Pensions — Another Harpercon Following the Worst Examples

ck — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:36:05 +0000

Indeed, he is entertaining the very idea of privatizing all that fun retirement stuff.

The plan would be administered by regulated private-sector institutions, according to the policy draft.

The focus on a new private-sector fund is only one of two options that a majority of the finance ministers agreed to when they last . . . → Read More: Deficit Jimbo Now Considers Privatizing Pensions — Another Harpercon Following the Worst Examples

New Budget–No Poison Pills–For Now

ck — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:12:07 +0000

Ricky P is on CJAD live discussing the budget just handed down. CJAD morning show’s Andrew Carter will be talking to Jimbo Flaherty, hisself!

Like the the Throne speech last night, this budget has no surprises. Not even a poison pill…this time around.

I was kind of expecting Flaherty to bring back that . . . → Read More: New Budget–No Poison Pills–For Now

Now Social Media is Acceptable?

ck — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:20:16 +0000

Yes, it seems that the federal budget and particulars will bet ‘tweeted’. Here is the twitter account in question. Already boasts 367 followers. Tweets in real time will be complete with links to supporting documents and such.

“Our Government wants to reach out to inform Canadians of actions we are taking to support . . . → Read More: Now Social Media is Acceptable?

Wanna Scare Away Some Europeans?

ck — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:05:07 +0000

I first saw this story over at the Jurist’s where they just cracked a joke at the expense of Adrian McNair’s lastest National Posties’ Column. Actually, after having read it, one can think of numerous jokes at its’ expense.

Basically, McNair goes off wondering how the G7 bankers can be so rude as . . . → Read More: Wanna Scare Away Some Europeans?