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Originally Posted by SBR Richard
so everyone here is fine with the ruling party of Canada moving to bankrupt the opposition?
We're all clear on the fact that the only true 'attack' on democracy here is cutting the public funding of OUR parties.
I hate to explain to everyone exactly what the fuck democracy is, but Harper got elected on a Minority government. There is no, 'THE WHOLE COUNTRY VOTED FOR HARPER, THIS IS UNDEMOCRATIC'. there is NONE of that. The rest of the country voted for people that decided to get together and STOP Harper from creating his own special dictatorship.
I hate to be the one that says it, but cutting party funding in the middle of a global recession is a power grab. end of story.
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I don't think he honestly planned to at all, I think it was a plot to force the plan for a coup into the house floor... he knew it was going on, so brought up an issue that KNEW would bring it to light.
Once they did, he agreed to drop it
Seriously, check out how much tax money goes into that, the $$ amount is pennies in the actual budget haha .. so minute that it HAD to be just to start a shitstorm.