Olympic Update

I am sure most of you have spent some time watching various events over the past week or so. There have been many great surprises and lots of tough luck and heartbreakingly close finishes. Kudos to all of the athletes and the hard work they have put in. It has been fun to watch- other […]

Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Alberta Budget- is there fiscal sanity anywhere?

Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton released the budget yesterday and indicated that there would be a $4.6 billion deficit. You can read about the budget here.
It has been a long time since fiscal sanity was the name of the game in Alberta- or anywhere else in Canada for that matter. There is an increasing disconnect […]

Posted on February 10th, 2010 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Prorogue Ontario Style

Did anyone else see the irony in Premier McGuinty announcing yesterday that he was proroguing Parliament until sometime after the Olympics? You can read the article here.
Proroguing is something that all Parliaments do from time to time and it has been done over 100 times at the Federal level. What was interesting this time is […]

Posted on February 10th, 2010 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Tales From The Tax Trough

We just held our media release for Tales from the Tax Trough VI! With budget preparations taking place across the country and in Ottawa, it is more important than ever to remind our politicians that we are watching them closely.
Check out our official press release, by clicking this link.
We have mailed copies of Tales […]

Posted on February 4th, 2010 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Victory for Western Farmers: Supreme Court Ruling on Wheat Board

It was great to see the recent Supreme Court decision on January 22 when they declined to hear an appeal from the Canadian Wheat Board (“CWB”). The CWB had challenged an order from the federal government that had rightly asked the CWB to stop using forced members money to fight CWB political battles. You can […]

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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