Tuesday 28 February 2017

CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST February 28, 2017.


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Liberals reject local mayor in Montreal by-election, clearing way for rival

Kevin O�Leary�s little secret: I never wear pants on TV because the CBC is �run by women�
        Senate Tories to look for new leader as Claude Carignan decides to step down
Ensuring newcomers know Canadian values up to Canadians, focus groups tell feds
        Kellie Leitch roasted on social media for �bizarre� Canadian Values video
Kevin O�Leary says he can�t be bought, sets $50,000 fundraiser minimum
        Bats drive civil servants from Gatineau building, documents show
Senate committee slams Liberals for spending $186 billion without a solid plan

Navy�s mishandling of classified documents spawns series of investigations
        Alberta Premier Notley expects to meet with members of Trump administration
Kellie Leitch�s Video Is Even Better In All Its Dramatic Silence
        Don�t confuse the �Us versus Them� of populism with conservatism
Democracy, Liberal style, returns in nomination battle for vacant Ontario riding
        Scattering � what if our news is actually splitting us apart?
Do Trump and Putin have big plans for Canada?
        The looming schism in Canadian conservatism
By ignoring border-hopping, Trudeau is asking for trouble
        Ex-Liberal premiers have political and wireless connections

Canadians need to know more about Mulroney�s role
        Alberta needs to either spend less, or tax more
Kevin O�Leary�s Plan To Hide Private Plane Costs Would Breach Elections Canada Rules

Minister Hehr blocks vets� advocate on Facebook
        Even as economy improves, Tory MPs say Alberta needs tax break from Ottawa
Federal Liberals 39, Conservatives 31, NDP 17 in latest Nanos tracking
        Premier Rachel Notley pushes Alberta as part of Canada�s broader U.S. approach
Conservative MPs want Liberals to scrap planned carbon tax to get Albertans back to work
        Brantford-Brant MP McColeman endorses Tory leadership contender Raitt
O�Leary faces questions about campaign finances and private jet
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NDP has a big, bold, bad plan to cut Ontario�s electricity prices - David Reevely, National Post
        Mercury still leaking into river upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, suggests report - CBC News
The subtext of Kellie Leitch�s bizarro video - Scott Feschuk, Macleans
        Liberal support near its lowest ebb since Trudeau took power: Nanos - The Globe and Mail
Queen�s Park wants your help to clamp down on �scalper bots� that scoop up tickets - Robert Benzie, Toronto Star
        Hiring of foreign workers for shipyard jobs is a PR nightmare for Irving and the Liberals - David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen, National Post
How union leaders can change with the times � or not - Martin Regg Cohn, Toronto Star
        Liberals accused of playing favourites in nomination contest for Toronto-area riding - Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail
Maxime Bernier snags endorsements in Conservative heartland - James Wood, Calgary Herald
        Minister calls rate of First Nations fire deaths �horrific,� says feds will take action - Jesse Winter & Alicja Siekierska, Toronto Star
Tension crack near Site C dam causes political tension, too - Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun
        Ottawa pushes to lower fuel�s harmful content, on top of carbon pricing - Shawn McCarthy, The Globe and Mail
Plug provincial debt with PST, rein in spending: Alberta Party - Emma Graney, Edmonton Sun
        Guarding Ottawa�s secrets requires �constant vigilance,� says spy agency official - Brennan MacDonald, CBC News
Trudeau talks trade with auto parts manufacturers - CBC News
        Loyalty-program industry finds itself under a cloud- Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
Banks� dirty little secret: You can hold your mortgage in your RRSP � but is it worth the trouble?- Jason Heath, Financial Post
        Takata expected to plead guilty to $1B fine in airbag scandal- The Associated Press, CBC News
Pipeline giant TransCanada plans to sell more U.S. holdings to TC Pipelines- CTV News

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Trump: �I haven�t called Russia in 10 years� - Sarah Westwood, Washington Examiner
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Trump to Seek $54 Billion Increase in Military Spending - Michael D. Sear, New York Times
        The Democrats Have Chosen Defeat - Brandon Weichert, American Greatness
George W. Bush: We need answers on Trump team ties to Russia - Olivia Beavers, The Hill
        France election: New claims over Le Pen FN funding- BBC News
Morocco to withdraw forces from Western Sahara buffer zone- France 24
        EU urged to end cooperation with Sudan after refugees whipped and deported- Arthur Neslen, The Guardian
Abbas: Defend two-state-solution for a Palestine state- Dylan Collins, Al Jazeera
        Four North Korean spies involved in Kim killing in Malaysia: Seoul- The Associated Press, The Times Of India

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ISIS militants being killed at level they cannot sustain: UK general
        EU lawmakers vote to lift Marine Le Pen's immunity over tweets
Policy details and tone will be key in Trump speech to Congress
        In costume, Londoners flip pancakes in annual race
Colon cancer rates rise among Gen X, millennials: study
        Twin panda cubs at Vienna Zoo go exploring in first outdoor outing
Ancient Celtic art uncovered in 'unique' gold hoard
        Britain and Russia discuss easing tensions, avoiding military accidents: Ifax
Brexit minister urges preparation for deal and no Brexit deal: May's spokesman
        Putin says draft U.N. resolution to sanction Syria 'inappropriate'

Juncker to present post-Brexit EU white paper Wednesday
        Lithuanian court jails Russian spies
EU says member states may face bigger bill post-Brexit
        Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access oil pipeline work
Relations with U.S. at lowest level since Cold War: Russia's Deputy ForMin
        Sturgeon says UK PM May nudging Scotland towards second referendum
Baltic dread: Why we remember oppression and fear its return
        Israel braces for report on 2014 Gaza war
The dirty dozen: U.N.�s list of 12 most risky bacteria
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From: Larry Kazdan
Subject: With all due respect to David Bell:
Re:  The Federal Government has no more capacity to control unemployment that the Salvation Army has to control sin.

David, the government can offer jobs additional to what the private sector can supply until there is no one left who will take them.  It's not rocket science. http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=34412

"For example, during the Great Depression, US President Roosevelt's New Deal was introduced as the private sector was in full-scale retreat from job creation. The Public Works Administration (PWA), which was part of the New Deal, created hundreds of thousands of jobs and the work helped restore ageing public infrastructure (such as, roads, dams and bridges).

Many new buildings were constructed during this period (schools, recreational spaces, libraries, hospitals), which have delivered benefits to the generations that followed.

Harry Kelber (2008) wrote that the WPA meant that:


Thousands of unemployed writers, actors, musicians and painters were given an opportunity to earn a modest livelihood from their artistic talents and to enrich the lives of countless culturally-deprived citizens. The productions of the WPA Theater Project, for example, entertained a phenomenal audience totaling 60 million people, a great many who had never before seen a play.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was a huge hydro-electricity project introduced during this period and brought electricity and prosperity to some of the poorest rural areas of the US.

At the time, Kelber (2008) notes that the private electricity providers stridently opposed the challenge to their monopoly control. The upshot was that the project forced them to reduce their power charges.

In general, the dynamism of the public sector at that time caused huge outcries from the capitalists who didn't want challenges to their cosy profit making industries from public sector enterprise.

But societal well-being was unambigously advanced.

[Reference: Kelber, H. (2008) How the New Deal Created Millions of Jobs To Lift the American People from Depression, The Labor Educator, May 9, 2008. LINK.]
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To: Toronto Star <lettertoed@thestar.ca>
Cc: chebert@thestar.ca
Subject: Re:  The NDP need a principled approach to policy, not a rock star leader: H�bert, February 27, 2017
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/02/27/the-ndp-need-a-principled-approach-to-policy-not-a-rock-star-leader-hbert.html

Implementing progressive social and environmental policies will require a robust federal budget which the NDP must champion. A bold program is a recognition that the market will not solve all problems and that a government truly dedicated to public purpose must put its money where its mouth is.

During the recent financial crisis when big banks and credit card companies experienced liquidity problems, the federal government came to their rescue with a generous $200 billion support program. The same fiscal capacity (which comes from owning a central bank with sovereign currency) could also fund a Just Transition framework that would provide immediate relief as regions moved toward sustainable and environment-friendly jobs.  Studies suggest that alternative investments in renewable energy, conservation, public transit and building retrofits (rather than pipelines) would create between 3 and 34 times the number of direct jobs.

The NDP must sharply differentiate itself from conventional economic policies and boldly go where no party has gone before.

Footnotes:
1. Improving Access to Financing and Strengthening Canada's ...
www.fin.gc.ca/pub/report-rapport/2011-7/ceap-paec-2f-eng.asp


To soften the impact of the crisis, the first phase of Canada's Economic Action Plan included measures to provide up to $200 billion to support lending to Canadian households and businesses through the Extraordinary Financing Framework.

2. William Mitchell is Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE), University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=34479


A just transition in any threatened region or sector requires government intervention and community partnerships to create the regulatory framework, infrastructure and market incentives for the creation of well-paid, secure, healthy, satisfying environmentally-friendly jobs with particular attention to appropriately meeting the needs of affected workers and their communities.

Government support in a progressive world must include:
Assistance for both displaced workers and for contractors;
Adequate notice of workplace change and closures;
Consultation with and full engagement of relevant unions;
Support for innovation and partnerships for new local industries, research and development and infrastructure investments;
Training and alternative employment tailored to local and individual needs and opportunities;
Special targeted support for older, disabled and less educated workers;
Relocation assistance for displaced workers;
Income maintenance, redundancy entitlements and retraining allowances;
Cheap loans and subsidies for new industries and employers;
Compensation and equipment buy-outs for contractors;
Assistance programs extended to workers employed by contractors;
A just transition requires investment in training programs and apprenticeships to create a highly trained green workforce;
The introduction of a Job Guarantee to provide continuous employment for all those without work. 3. The Economic Costs and Benefits of the Proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/BC%20Office/2012/03/CCPA-BC_Enbridge_Pipe_Dreams_2012_SUMMARY.pdf  
Alternative $5 billion investments in green jobs and industries would create between 3 and 34 times the number of direct jobs


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Monday 27 February 2017

CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST February 27, 2017.


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Canadian Forces studying options for potential Syrian operation

Kevin O�Leary pulls out of Edmonton debate, citing �terrible� format
        Liberal candidates revolt in Markham-Thornhill as retroactive deadline seen as favouring top Trudeau aide Ng
Three�s a crowd? Guy Caron joins federal NDP leadership race, citing economic prowess
        Turkey says U.S.-based cleric may be planning escape to Canada

Manulife says its banking unit was penalized by Fintrac for �administrative lapses�
        Ottawa urged to go public with planned changes to tax credits
Border services sets up emergency trailer to make space for refuge seekers
        The NDP need a principled approach to policy, not a rock star leader
Liberals� heavy-handed health-care push just a chapter in endless political cycle
        B.C. NDP race lays the groundwork for federal pipeline battle
Conservatives at war with conservatism on display at Manning Centre conference
        Who will be next Tory leader? Look at Andrew Scheer
Keeping Donald Trump-inspired refugee flood in perspective
        Kevin O�Leary doesn�t seem to actually be a Trumpist, he just plays one on TV

A knife at the museum: Victim of Harper�s plan to rewrite Canadian history deserves reinstatement
        Nothing adds up in Alberta�s budget
Immigration harmony will be tested in Canada

Border services sets up emergency trailer to make space for refuge seekers
        Premier Rachel Notley visits Washington to press Alberta�s case
Prime Minister Trudeau heads to Calgary to host Liberal campaign rally
        Inside the mysterious removal of the Canadian military�s second-in-command
RCMP commissioner warns continued IT failures will have �catastrophic� consequences
        Tory hopefuls lack rallying cry
The secret to maintaining political secrets
        The backlash to political correctness was inevitable
Power Play: �Feel Bad for the Candidates�
        
Charlie Angus joins NDP leadership race, says party must counter Trump-style populism

George Smitherman is making a comeback
        Do Canada�s Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
Worry about yourself when it comes to cybersecurity, says federal security official
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Then there were three: Guy Caron joins federal NDP leadership race - The Canadian Press, CTV News
        NDP Leader Horwath says she can cut hydro bills up to 30 per cent - Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
A welcome mea culpa on soaring hydro prices - Editorial, Toronto Star
        Butts reached out first to Mulroney, Garneau asks former PM to come brief Canada-U.S. Cabinet Committee on Trump
Ottawa not convinced refugee surge constitutes a trend - The Canadian Press, The Globe & Mail
        Manning Manifests: Was this the whole picture of Canadian conservatism? - Kady O'Malley, Macleans
Conservatives at war with conservatism on display at Manning Centre conference - Chris Selley, National Post
        Do Canada�s Conservatives want to join the populism parade? - Aaron Wherry, CBC News
Alberta headed down a slippery slope - Editorial, Edmonton Sun
        B.C. NDP race lays the groundwork for federal pipeline battle - Campbell Clark, The Globe and Mail
Caisse de depot CEO says he hopes Bombardier contract dispute is resolved out of court- Allison Lampert, Reuters, Financial Post
        Power shift: A new dawn for solar energy- Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail

Apple, Intel and more oppose scrapping U.S. conflict-mineral regulation- Todd C. Frankel, The Washington Post, Toronto Star
        Is the Ivanka Trump brand boycott anti-feminist?- Sophia Harris, CBC News

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Charlie Angus brigue la direction du NPDPlus
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        Republicans can�t agree on how to replace Obamacare after repeal - Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Examiner
Trump-Reagan Parallels Scary, But Not Why Critics Think - Tammy Bruce, Fox News
        Kasich says Dems, Republicans need to work together to fix ObamaCare - Rebecca Savransky, The Hill
Trump�s Job Approval Stands at Just 44 Percent as Partisan Splits Reign - Carrie Dann, NBC News
        Iraqi forces push deeper into west Mosul- France 24
Germany hate crime: Nearly 10 attacks a day on migrants in 2016- BBC News
        March to remember murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov- Al Jazeera
Kim Jong-nam killing: poison dose so high he died in �15 to 20 minutes�- Agencies in Kuala Lumpur, The Guardian
        Iran holds naval war games amid rising tensions with US- Reuters, The Times Of India

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China's top diplomat holds talks at White House, meets Trump
        Rising tensions loom as US, Asian powers discuss NKorea
Trump seeks help of insurers to smooth Obamacare transition
        Pentagon presenting counter-ISIS plan to White House
Russian frigate heads to Mediterranean on Syria mission: source
        UK govt spokesman: there should not be new Scottish independence referendum
Hungary starts construction of second border fence
        Palestinian president urges protection of two-state solution
Moscow workers demolish opposition leader's memorial
        Bashful Tokyo pandas mate after four-year hiatus

Iran tests missiles in naval exercises
        Tony Blair�s democratic insurrection
Refugees make up bulk of crossings from U.S. to Canada: UNHCR
        �Ring of fire� eclipse wows humans, spooks animals
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From: David Bell
Subject: RE: Daily Digest February 25, 2017.

Joe,

With all due respect:

�The federal government can either spend too much causing inflation or too little allowing mass unemployment.�

This is fantasy: the Federal Government has the capacity to control the economy or specifically �unemployment� but chooses not to because of �confusioon� or �uncertainty.�  The Federal Government has no more capacity to control unemployment that the Salvation Army has to control �sin.�

I�m in the �employment� and self-employment games the real unemployment rate in Canada is northh of 60% (World rate is 73%).  Do you know how StatsCan measures �unemployment?�  They take the number of jobs advertised and subtract the number of applicants hired and you have the official unemployment rate.

�Unemployment� to StatsCan = the number of jobs (advertised) that go unfulfilled.

Makes sense:  How (exactly) would the Federal bureaucracy measure the number of people who desperately wanted a job but had given up (insofar as) registering with  an Employment Service Centre � because 2 years of that = zero?

1st thing I learned in Stats 101 was �be damn clear about how you get statistics before you start interpreting them.�

Most of the talk about employment is a liturgical exercise.  �How many angels could dance on the head of a pin?�

Cheers
David Bell

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From: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
Subject: Generation Politics

We frequently read or hear the media refer to Generation X, Generation Y, Baby Boomers and Millennials. I have often wondered what is meant by these terms. A bit of research indicates that there is not a consensus on parameters for the titles. Below is a list of what appears to be a middle ground, but some commentators will disagree with definitions not set in stone.  

The Great Generation, which is rarely used, refers to people born in 1945 and earlier. This means that the youngest of this generation will be 74 years of age when we hold our next federal election in 2019.

The Baby Boomer Generation is the only generation defined by sociologists and generally includes people born between 1946 and 1964. In 2019 the youngest of this generation will be 55 and the oldest 73.

Generation X refers to people born between 1965 and 1984. In 2019 the youngest of this generation will be 35 and the oldest 54.

Generation Y refers to people born between 1975 and 2004. This definition is not useful as it overlaps both Generation X and the Millennials (age in 2019 � from 18 to 44) although the groups are quite different. That tells us something about the people who use it.

The Millennial Generation refers to people born between 1982 and 2004. In 2019 the youngest of this generation will be 18 and the oldest 37. Note that there is an overlap between the youngest of Generation X and the oldest of the Millennials.

Except for Baby Boomers, these definitions come from the media. Media outlets are not in agreement on the definitions which makes me wonder how they expect us to understand what they are trying to tell us when they refer to various generations. This is another example of the media not allowing facts to get in the way of a good story. Like Liberals, the media pretends to be open to other opinions and are then horrified to discover that people really do have different opinions! That smells like a sense of entitlement to me.


John Feldsted
Political Consultant & Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Sunday 26 February 2017

CANADIAN DAILY DIGEST February 26, 2017.


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Charlie Angus joins NDP leadership race, says party must counter Trump-style populism

Do Canada�s Conservatives want to join the populism parade?
        Close the Safe Third Country loophole, Jason Kenney says
Goodale rejects request to boost border staff to deal with asylum seekers
        Inside the mysterious removal of the Canadian military�s second-in-command

Worry about yourself when it comes to cybersecurity, says federal security official
        Most people crossing border illegally always planned to end up in Canada, minister says
NDP leadership candidates ready to �fight like hell,� despite slow start to race
        B.C. NDP race lays the groundwork for federal pipeline battle
Conservatives at war with conservatism on display at Manning Centre conference
        A knife at the museum: Victim of Harper�s plan to rewrite Canadian history deserves reinstatement
Immigration harmony will be tested in Canada
        Tory hopefuls lack rallying cry
The secret to maintaining political secrets
        Sanctuary status may be more than cities can handle

The backlash to political correctness was inevitable
        Patrick Brown should go for broke

Want millennial voters? Conservatives must change, researchers say
        Anbang�s B.C. acquisition raises questions about Ottawa�s approach to foreign takeovers
Power Play: �Feel Bad for the Candidates�
        Why Conservatives need to shake up their leadership debates
The race to the political bottom
        The Manning Conference takes a hard slide to the right
A dark road beckons Canada�s Conservatives and the Manning Conference is speeding their way
        Health Canada Considers Ban On Smoking And Vaping In Apartments
Ralph Goodale to raise illegal border crossings with U.S. officials in coming days
        Kevin O�Leary vows to claw back money raised by provinces through carbon taxes
Parliamentary press gallery pushes back against plan to fingerprint, screen reporters
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Parliament can�t simply demand people feel good about Islam - Conrad Black, National Post
        Canada�s one of NATO�s biggest deadbeats, but with Trump, we won�t get away with it anymore - Lawrence Solomon, National Post
Yazidi refugee effort proof that government listens and can work: Ambrose - CTV News
        Wynne�s out of shells in hydro rate shell game - Editorial, Toronto Sun
Hard, hard times again; sort of: Why a lot of N.L.�s fiscal problems are self-inflicted - CBC News
        `Goodbye �Mercury,� hello �KEYone�: BlackBerry, TCL release first keyboard smartphone under partnership- Emily Jackson, Financial Post
Buffett annual letter reveals $1.6 billion profit from Apple shares- Jennifer Ablan, The Globe and Mail
        Breitbart suffers extreme pain as ad dollars seek middle ground- Abha Bhattarai, The Washington Post, Toronto Star
Giant Tiger and other discounters in expansion mode- Dianne Buckner, CBC News

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Trump Plans to Skip White House Correspondents� Association Dinner - Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times
        How Perez edged Ellison for DNC chair - Jonathan Easley, The Hill
Reagan and Trump and the swift transformation of the GOP - Dan Balz, Washington Post
        Trump makes unannounced trip to Trump hotel for dinner - Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner
GOP Rep. Issa Calls for Special Prosecutor in Russia Probe - Phil Helsel, NBC News
        Saudi foreign minister makes rare visit to Baghdad- Reuters, The Times Of India
Homs blasts threaten to derail Syria talks in Geneva- Dylan Collins, Al Jazeera
        Three injured after car ploughs into pedestrians in Germany- France 24
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From: "John Feldsted" <jfeldsted@shaw.ca>
Subject: Populist Politics:

According to the media, the tall foreheads in conservative circles are trying to establish a plan for dealing with populism during the Manning Conference just concluded. Politicians, political pundits and media scribes want us to believe they understand populism. The origins go back to approximately 1890 and is an ideology that holds the rich and elite control and take advantage of governments when citizens should guide governments.

Populist movements range from the far left to the far right and everything in between. The solutions proposed vary so widely that the terms �populist� and �populism� are meaningless. Democracy is in trouble when people discover they can vote themselves benefits. Current election campaigns are based on promising people things they think they want in return for votes. We are being bought by the tax dollars extracted from us. Populists are motivated by self-interest and what they want or perceive that they want is not what they need. 

We need politicians who put the best interests of their community and country first. Politicians cater to �special interests� through grants and support to garner votes. Why else would we have a Status of Women ministry in the federal government? What happened to equality and equal rights?

Business and industry leaders, the elite, political insiders and academics have too large an influence on our governance. They ignore the needs of citizens and feel they are entitled to decide how we should live our lives and spend our money. Politicians have forgotten that governments came into being to provide those services that individuals and communities could not provide for themselves. 

House of Commons Motion M-103 is a glaring example of politicians engaging in social engineering without a mandate to do so. Canada matured from a being a British colony to an independent nation without a Status of Women ministry or multiculturalism. Immigrants from all over the world fought as Canadians in two world wars with distinction. We had and have more similarities than differences and stood proudly for our nation and our flag. We have gone to war and engaged in peacekeeping missions since, always standing tall for democracy and human rights. We have much to be proud of.        

We have a duty to expect every resident of Canada to respect the charter and human rights of their fellow citizens including family members. Wives are equal to husbands as are partners in same-sex relationships. That may cause some heads to explode, but we either believe in our fundamental principles or risk fracturing a truly wonderful nation. The politics of division must give way to the politics of service to our society. We need politicians to stop trying to micro-manage our lives and how we live them. They do not have our consent.


John Feldsted
Political Consultant & Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba

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From: Larry Kazdan
To: Letters Editor
Subject: Re:  Trudeau's words ring hollow, as his actions favour the privileged, Greg Fingas, February 23, 2017 

         http://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnists/trudeaus-words-ring-hollow-as-his-actions-favour-the-privileged

Justin Trudeau may blame the elites for hollowing out the middle class, but he has appointed money managers and chief executives to be his economic consultants, and he is taking their advice to privatize our infrastructure.

Consultants, brokers and lawyers prosper when infrastructure is privately owned, and the new operators enjoy captive consumers. Quality of service deteriorates as costs are cut, major job losses occur, and prices escalate. And of course if conditions overly deteriorate, the government is forced to step back in. 

The Liberals have forgotten their history. After WWII, our government built roads, bridges and seaways and didn't need high-cost financing from big investment funds. We used low-cost financing from our own Bank of Canada, and operated our infrastructure as a public service - not as profit centres for private financiers.
  
Footnotes:
1. Justin Trudeau and the great rock �n� roll swindle
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/12/18/justin-trudeau-and-the-great-rock-n-roll-swindle

"The promise to use cheap public financing � Bank of Canada bonds currently around 1.5% interest � to build infrastructure is gone. It�s changed into a scheme for private investors.
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It�s a model loaded with incentive for out-of-control, overbuilt projects and inflated fares, tolls and fees.
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Of course this plan wasn�t put together by a bunch of punks. Trudeau appointed a panel of financiers to tell him how to finance infrastructure. And � shocking! � they recommended a scheme that benefits them.

Meanwhile, millionaires and billionaires go to elite pay-for-access events with the Liberal Prime Minister while his government approves their banks and explores airport and sea port privatizations.

2. Thatcher � �Sorry You�ve Lost Your Job
http://michael-hudson.com/2013/04/1843/
what the free marketers promised would be an efficient, streamlined, low-priced economy has become the highest-priced economy in the world...... The telephones cost more, and nearly every kind of public utility that was privatized now costs much more, capped by railroad and bus service.


3. William Mitchell, Professor in Economics and Director of the Centre of Full Employment and Equity, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia  http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=29872

"Privatisation, franchising, outsourcing, PPPs, PFIs, and all the rest of the devious transfers of public wealth and funds to the private sector have systematically failed to deliver on the promises made by the consultants.

The stockbroking and legal companies and economists who advised governments in these public robberies have all done very well.

Many private firms have done very well - enjoying the best of both worlds - a captive infrastructure, ability to gouge consumers via excessive fares, no real need to keep the quality of service up to acceptable standards, and increasing public subsidies."

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From: Larry Kazdan <lkazdan@gmail.com>
To: Letters Editor <lkazdan@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Tax, Borrow or Wait? Something�s got to give in Trudeau�s budget, Theophilos Argitis, February 23, 2017
                   http://business.financialpost.com/news/economy/tax-borrow-or-wait-somethings-got-to-give-in-trudeaus-budget

Austerity hawks argue that financial markets will punish Canada for big deficits. But the 2008 financial crisis demonstrated that when our large institutional lenders got into trouble, the Canadian government nonetheless had the fiscal capacity to bail them out with billions in "Extraordinary Financing".

Bond vigilantes have little power when Canadian dollars are no longer gold-backed, and the government's central bank can create by computer entry whatever money the government requires. The federal government can either spend too much causing inflation or too little allowing mass unemployment. Today we have 1.3 million unemployed Canadians whose talents and productivity are being wasted. Infrastructure renewal will employ skilled workers, but the government must also hire off the bottom by creating local jobs in community service and environmental conservation.

During the depths of the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes argued in a radio debate, "I do not believe that measures which truly enrich the country will injure the public credit�Look after the unemployment, and the Budget will look after itself."

Footnotes:

1. How the Bank of Canada Creates Money for the Federal Government: Operational and Legal Aspects, Library of Parliament
 http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/Content/LOP/ResearchPublications/2015-51-e.html?cat=economics

"By recording new and equal amounts on the asset and liability sides of its balance sheet, the Bank of Canada creates money through a few keystrokes. The federal government can spend the newly created bank deposits in the Canadian economy if it wishes."
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".....there is no external limit to the total amount of money that the Bank of Canada may create for the federal government."
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"The Bank of Canada's money creation for the Government of Canada is an internal government process. This means that external factors, such as financial markets dysfunction, cannot cause the federal government to run out of money."

2. John Maynard Keynes quote:
http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/vsp-historical-trip-also-keynes-look-after-unemployment-and-the-budget-will-look-after-itself/
      
3. Improving Access to Financing and Strengthening Canada's ...
      www.fin.gc.ca/pub/report-rapport/2011-7/ceap-paec-2f-eng.asp

"To soften the impact of the crisis, the first phase of Canada�s Economic Action Plan included measures to provide up to $200 billion to support lending to Canadian households and businesses through the Extraordinary Financing Framework."


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