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Originally Posted by Bdog
Has anyone actually seen the PCs Platform lately (no, not McFadyen's promise to bring back the Jets- that was 3 years ago)? Someone explain to me how this works:
Cut taxes, repay debt, build more schools, build more community centres, hire more police, preserve the environment, make prescription drugs more affordable for seniors, and the list goes on...
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I don't even know if the Cons need to do all that..
After this many years in power, if the NDP hasn't solved it they're part of the problem.
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Guess they are planning on pulling a Katz and begging a higher level of government for revenue?
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Well, that's Canadian federalism for you..
Had the American civil war not shaped our country by giving us a preference for a strong central government in order to keep rebellious states / provinces weak, maybe these lesser layers of government could do something for us plebes.
Don't get me wrong, America is fucked up in a lot of ways...
But, in my view local government should always trump the ferderal government.
Afterall, it's a lot easier to leave a state / province if you're dissatisfied than to leave the country.