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Originally Posted by CandleInTheDark
If it were for having the possibility of the three children in office this would be funny. While it may not have been savy for Harper to introduce the elimination of government subsidized along with an otherwise excellent economic update, it will be our three stooges who wear the damages. You absolutely cannot vote to continue your own subsidization and expect the people not to be pissed. It is the exact same as if they voted to increase their own salaries.
Now in a Seperatist Coalition, the Liberals are fucked. They voted to continue their subsidies, tried to usurp power with the Bloc as a partner, and are essentially saying "Suck it Westerners" given the fact that they have little support past Kenora. This Coalition is not their salvation, it is their death throes. I am surprised more Liberals don't see it.
As for the fact that this is legal and constitutional well that is certainly true. That doesn't mean it is right. The Conservatives went to the people for a mandate and increased it. Now the Liberals, who were absolutely rejected by the public are attempting to take power. All informal polling suggests that Canadians do not want this Coalition.
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I don't think you understand what the subsidy is meant to do. The subsidy was meant to reduce the impact of corporate money on the parties. You see, a few years back the amount of corporate money available to the parties was reduced to $5,000 per company. To compensate for this, a public subsidy based on votes earned in the election wsa set up. That $5,000 was further reduced by Harper to $1,000.
You cannot kill the subsidy without increasing the funding elsewhere.
Add to this the fact that currently the Liberal Party is in debt while the Conservatives are loaded with cash.
This was a budget that was meant to crush the opposition. It was as partisan as it comes.
As for the "stimulus" part of the package... industry commentators also felt the package was anemic.