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http://www.policyalternatives.ca/Reports/2008/09/HarperRecord/index.cfm?pa=BB736455

This book is one in a series of CCPA publications that have examined the records of Canadian federal governments during the duration of their tenure. As with earlier CCPA reports on the activities of previous governments while in office, this ( Read more... )

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The Department of Culture -- departmentofcultre.ca

WHO WE ARE

We are the Department of Culture, a growing community of Canadian citizens who are artists, arts professionals and cultural workers concerned about ensuring the social and cultural health and prosperity of our nation in the face of a Federal Government that is ( Read more... )

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Since coming to power, Stephen Harperʼs Conservative government has:

1. Cut funding to Status of Women groups and required changes to their mandates - removing its important advocacy role
2. Eliminated funding for literacy programs - $17.7m for adult literacy
3. Cancelled the proposed National ( Read more... )

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Tough Luck, Kids: When Harper plays the family card, he cheats.
By Murray Dobbin, TheTyee.ca, September 17, 2008
View full article and comments here http:///Views/2008/09/17/ToughLuck/

You have to hand it to Stephen Harper and the Conservatives and their chutzpa at ( Read more... )

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A mighty wind blows through the Republican Convention
Heather Mallick, CBCnews.ca

I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to the ticket that the ( Read more... )

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Thanks prairiecity !

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It's Called Misogyny, Baby!
by Bernadette Wagner, rabble.ca

Early in his tenure, PM Steve revealed his hatred of women. He axed funding for Status of Women Canada (SWC) and stripped the word equality from its mandate. Last winter, his treatment of Linda Keen and his framing of her competency during the manufactured crisis at ( Read more... )

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Go Darren, Go! ... and the person in the second video... "Whoo!" to you too =-)