by Hugh MacIntyre Recently I wrote a post that argued that the Conservative Party has damaged the conservative movement when it comes to the debate between fiscal restraint and “stimulus” spending. By advocating for deficit spending in the 2009/2010 budget and then claiming that this budget was fundamental in saving the economy, the Conservatives have left themselves [...]
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We are losing the war of ideas
Posted on 02 September 2011.
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This is the moment fiscal conservatives have been waiting for
Posted on 02 September 2011.
Sometimes what looks like an imperceptible change can be important if it signals a turning point and a new direction. Fiscal conservatives have been looking for a new direction from the federal government ever since Harper was elected prime minister in 2006. They cringe that program spending for the year ended 2010 was up 17.8 per [...]
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