We have a new poll out this afternoon that says that just 23 per cent of voters across the country would vote for a Liberal candidate. (Do click through this link for all ... more »
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Who pays for this blog? I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section |
Friday, September 26
Dion angling for a spot in history he likely doesn't want
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DavidAkin
on Fri 26 Sep 2008 06:02 PM EDT
"The Natural Governing Party of Canada" is poised to hit new lows in terms of voter support.
The surplus grows: Bad news for Dion ..
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DavidAkin
on Fri 26 Sep 2008 11:45 AM EDT
...given that public debt provides a tangible and definite 'good' to society, the discussion really ought to be about how much debt is 'good debt' and how much debt is 'bad debt.'
And if we agree that there is such a thing as 'good debt', then using scarce surpluses to pay off 'good debt' would seem to be a waste of surpluses that could have been used for some other public good, such as reduced taxes or spending programs. And so we come back to the policy debate for politicians: Where is the line between 'good debt' and 'bad debt'? Is at 25 per cent GDP and, if so, why? more »
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