I've chosen to take a little time to talk about the ALWAYS BORING NDP. First, I take issue with the fact they have the word Democratic in their party name. They support those great Democracies such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan etc., etc., etc. They abhor Israel, which is the ONLY real Democratic nation in the region. Israel SUPPORTS Human Rights. These other Regimes, supported by the "Democratic" NDP (what a joke) tramp ALL OVER Human Rights by illegally arresting, using kangaroo court justice, or completely bypassing their form court justice and go directly to torturing (including rape) or murdering (this IS premeditated) of these unfortunate victims. And the treasonous NDP supports these sadistic countries under the name of Human Rights (sure). Now I go from one waste of time to another.
Thomas Mulcair bolstered his commitment to “internalize” environmental costs to help cure the “Dutch disease” that has, in his view, driven up the value of the Canadian dollar and destabilized the balanced economy of East and West. Dutch Disease explained is a concept that supposedly explains the relationship between increased exploitation and revenues from natural resources and a decline in manufacturing. The basic principle is that increased income derived from exporting natural resources and thus bringing in foreign currency will appreciate a nation's exchange rate and therefore make its secondary export sector (manufacturing) less competitive. Predominantly Dutch Disease refers to the discovery and exploitation of natural resources but it can also refer to "any development that results in a large inflow of foreign currency". The model dictates that a resource 'boom' (an increase in revenues through a rise in oil prices for example) can effect the economy in two main ways. One is known as the "resource movement effect" which essentially entails labour moving from the lagging sector to the booming sector because of an increase in demand for goods in the booming sector (direct-deindustrialisation for those of you who are interested!) The second major effect is called the "spending effect" which shifts labour away from the lagging sector to the non-tradable goods sector (direct-deindustrialisation). This is a result of the extra revenue bought in by the natural resource boom triggering more demand for labour in the non-tradable goods sector. As a result of increased demand for non-traded goods their price rises, but prices for traded goods remain the same (because they are set by international markets) meaning the real exchange rate increases.
So, he's saying that his Gov't, using OUR tax dollars would support Ontario's car manufacturing sector and through high taxation of the Oil Sands, the HIGHEST job creator in the country, to help fund the environMENTAL costs for this scheme. Oh, and I suppose that Alberta and the various Oil companies that have made HUGE investments (this would be Capitalism NDP, something that you have proven that you know NOTHING about) in the 'Sands are just going to allow this rape of their business'es?
In an interview with Tom Clark on Global’s The West Block, Mr. Mulcair lamented the fact the NDP has just three seats between Ontario and British Columbia. That is not about to change, given his musings on a “comprehensive” cap and trade plan are unlikely to win him friends in Canada’s resource-producing provinces. “The tar sands might be taking more out of the Canadian economy than they are putting in,” he said in Policy Options, without offering any evidence. Taking OUT MORE than putting IN? With NO evidence to boot.
There is no doubt that Canada has a two-track economy that threatens to pit region against region. But rather than adding balm to the wounds, Mr. Mulcair stands ready to rub salt. The average Albertan is already contributing $687 a year to pay for services in the rest of the country and, according to one study by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, that number is set to rise to $920 per head by 2020. The main recipients, of course, are Quebecers who help pay for their $7-a-day daycare, cheap university tuition fees and under-priced hydro with the $7.4-billion they get from wealthier Canadians. Ontarians are also recipients of equalization — $3.2-billion this year, likely rising to $5.5-billion by 2020, according to Mr. Dodge.
I have to stop now as the NDP are the gift that keeps giving and I could write more but I have better, more important things to do.
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