Archive for May, 2010
Canadian Heritage Moment: Chretien Hangs Mulroney
With former prime minister Jean Chretien now firmly attached to the walls of Parliament (again), its time to remember the last prime minister to hang. And no, Kim Campbell doesn’t count.
In 2002, Brian Mulroney’s portrait was added to the majestic halls of Parliament Hill’s Centre Block outside of the House of Commons. As usual, there [...]
May 31, 2010
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Bernier’s Call to End Corporate Taxes is Only Half the Story
Maxime Bernier’s article in yesterday’s National Post makes the case clearly as to why corporate taxes are in reality indirect taxes on people, which are passed on in different forms to investors, consumers and workers. It is worth noting that corporate taxes are one of the few areas of fiscal policy in which the current [...]
May 28, 2010
Tags: Canadian Corporate Tax Rates, Conservative Party of Canada, Corporate Taxes, Maxime Bernier Posted in: Blog Content Comments Closed
Flip and/or Flop: Fallout from an MP Expense Audit
“Bipartisanship” is just another word for ‘all-party consensus on how to gang-up on the people.’ This “bipartisanship” is a facade that can only stand so long as all parties see it as in their interest to maintain it. And thus is how the cookie crumbles.
“I told you so” would be the likely response from a [...]
May 27, 2010
Tags: Auditor General, Bloc Québécois, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Conservative Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada, MP Expenses, NDP, New Democratic Party, Sheila Fraser Posted in: Blog Content Comments Closed
Live-Tweets of Gun-Registry Repeal Bill at Committee
On an Ottawa day that could sweat the paint off a car, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation was invited – alongside others – to testify at the Parliamentary committee examining Bill C-391, an act to repeal the long-gun registry. It was an eclectic bunch, ranging from: well, us (the CTF), to the Canadian Labour Congress, a [...]
May 26, 2010
Tags: Bill C-391, Canadian Labour Congress, Candice Hoeppne, Live-Tweet, Long-Gun Registry, Twitter Posted in: Blog Content Comments Closed
CTV National Interview on Gas Tax Honesty Day
May 20, 2010
Tags: CTV, Dan Matheson, Gas Tax Honest, Gas Tax Honesty, Gas Taxes Posted in: Blog Content, TV & Radio Comments Closed
Canadian Heritage Moment: Chrétien Chokes a Guy
In the spirit of Sheila Copps’ “heritage moments”, Fildebrandt.ca is pleased to bring you the latest addition to this site.
February 15, 1996: Prime Minister Jean Chrétien is shaking hands at an event to commemorate Canada’s national flag. Radical socialist and separatist Bill Clennett heckled the prime minister and in close proximity. The closeness of that [...]
May 3, 2010
Tags: Bill Clennett, Heritage Moments, Jean Chrétien, Shawinigan Handshake, Shawinigan Shake, Sheila Copps Posted in: Blog Content, Canadian Heritage Moments 5 Comments
