Negativity in the Media

We all know that the vast portion of the media like negativity and crisis because that is what sells. A recent article caught my attention and you can read it here.
The headline says “TD Bank profit slips to $712-million”. I know we all have legitimate complaints about banks and their non-stop service charges, but for […]

Posted on February 26th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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CBC needs a reality check

The CBC was back at it again yesterday, saying that their revenue is dropping and they are looking to the federal government for more money. You can read the article here.
This request has reconfirmed my belief that the CBC lives in their own little world. The federal government should not give the CBC any more […]

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Layton’s 5% Solution

One of Jack Layton’s proposed solutions to the economic difficulties we are going through is a 5% pay cut so employees can help out their employers. You can read the article here.
Here is my suggestion for Jack: try and regain some of your badly damaged reputation, stand up in the House of Commons and show […]

Posted on February 10th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Mike Duffy takes on Equalization

It was great to see Senator Mike Duffy take on Premier Robert Ghiz from PEI over his complaint on equalization payments. Senator Duffy indicated that it was not smart for the Premier to align himself with Premier Danny Williams from Newfoundland. You can read the article here.
As usual the media tried to pounce on Duffy […]

Posted on February 9th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Canadian Politics in the Caribbean

I am writing this blog from the deck of the Celebrity Solstice on the first annual National Citizens Coalition cruise. The purpose of this cruise is to promote the NCC and give many of our members a chance to mingle and interact with our panel of guest speakers (Lorne Gunter, David Frum, Peter Worthington and […]

Posted on February 5th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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The Curious Case of Quebec and Canada

Quebec currently receives 59% of federal equalization transfers and has a per capita provincial debt of about $16,000 for every man, woman, and child in the province. What is more, due to Canadian Official Bilingualism, the entire Canadian economy is paying billions of dollars a year for a culture that is quickly declining in relative […]

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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