Federal Cabinet Announced

The Cabinet for the 40th Parliament of Canada was announced today!
It is disappointing to see the number of federal cabinet posts has increased, but it is encouraging to see that there appears to be more bench strength in the picks that were made. Click here to view of complete list of the new federal cabinet.
The […]

Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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National Citizens Youth Coalition Blog

Welcome the first National Citizens Youth Coalition Blog! Here you will have the opportunity to speak your mind about issues that are relevant to Canadian youth. All comments will be moderated to assure all entries are of the highest academic standards and not overly offensive towards anyone.
This first blog will be an open forum to […]

Posted on October 30th, 2008 by NCC Staff in NCC Youth Blog
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Picking the Federal Cabinet

There are many columns in today’s papers, which you can read here, here and here, that talk about the possibilities for the next federal cabinet.  Along with predictions, many of these articles also discuss the process the Prime Minister must go through to balance regional representation and gender in his cabinet.
Instead of trying to balance […]

Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Politicians and Deficits

At the recently completed Premiers conference there was a great deal of talk about running provincial deficits in the face of tough economic conditions.  Many of our country’s provincial leaders indicated that they are prepared to run a deficit if the economy took a bad enough hit!
Here is a news flash to these so-called ‘leaders’ […]

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Time To Get On With It

With the election behind us, it is now time for our federal government to get back to work.  In the coming months it would be nice to see politicians in Ottawa put their differences aside and work together for the betterment of the country.
The economy and our government’s strategy to get through these tough economic […]

Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Get Out and Vote!

This long and bitter election campaign is finally drawing to a close.  No more polls, no more yelling and no more spinning.  At last, it is time to head to the polls and cast your ballot. 
I would like to send my sincere thanks to all of you who have read and commented on our blog […]

Posted on October 14th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Finance Minister Bob Rae - A Scary Outlook for Canada

There is no doubt that the economy will be the prominent issue on voters minds come Election day.   But it is frightening to know that many Canadian will cast their vote based on political rhetoric rather than fact.
Our blog yesterday discussed the facts behind the current economic crisis facing Canada.  We also sent this press […]

Posted on October 10th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Chicken Little: The Economic Sky is Falling!!!

I continue to watch the media coverage of the current international banking crisis with absolute amazement.  To say that our national media is being irresponsible in their reporting of the facts would be a massive understatement.  This Chicken Little attitude, that the economic sky is falling, has resulted in some panic nation wide.
Like many other […]

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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What Can a Government Do in Tough Economic Times?

The Conservatives released their campaign platform yesterday, which you can read here.  For the most part this document is just a summary of the daily announcements made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.  However, it does contain a few new measures to provide help to the manufacturing and aerospace sectors.
This is by far the most moderate […]

Posted on October 8th, 2008 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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The Conservative Platform

The Conservative Party will release its platform today, which will likely detail what they have said during the campaign and undoubtedly there will be a couple of new items to be disclosed.
As I said in the blog posting yesterday, it will no doubt have the least amount of new spending in their proposed plan. By […]

Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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It’s the Economy Stupid!

This quote was uttered by Presidential candidate, Bill Clinton during the 1992 U.S. election campaign.  This statement was true then, and is very true today regarding the Canadian federal election campaign. 
With the significant financial problems in the United States there is no doubt that there will be some ripple in the Canadian economy.  While the […]

Posted on October 6th, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Debates Part Two

I watched the leader’s debate last night, and was pleasantly surprised to hear some discussion on a few key issues. However, it would have been nice to see a little more debate and far less bickering.
My favorite shot of the night came from Jack Layton during the healthcare segment.  Layton accused Harper of wanting to […]

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Debate, What Debate?

I watched the French leaders debate last night to get a feel for what is going on.  I came away hoping tonight’s debate is a whole lot better.
Throughout this entire campaign we have been working hard to raise issues that are important to hard-working Canadians like you.  Choice in healthcare, the economy, curtailing human rights […]

Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Stand Up For Free Speech

Twenty-five days into our federal election and we have still heard nothing of substance.  The media, our political leaders and party insiders have all wasted plenty of hot air and money to say absolutely nothing!
Enough is enough!
The erosion of free speech in this country should be at the top of the national agenda.  Yet we […]

Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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