Idea alert
By Aaron Wherry - Friday, May 14, 2010 - 14 Comments
The Alberta Liberals offer a tax credit for voting.
“I’m hearing more and more from Albertans that they have disengaged from politics, that they don’t trust anybody, that the political process stinks in Alberta, that they’re tired of the culture of cronyism that we’ve talked about,” Swann told CBC News. ”I think it’s time to say very clearly where we stand and what we’re trying to do to try and improve the credibility and the consistent messages people receive about their government.”
The full program, a 12-step plan for better government, is here.
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The fat cats vs. Blazing Cat Fur
By Mark Steyn - Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 11:30 AM - 88 Comments
The Dominion of Canada feels a bunch of ingrate impecunious bloggers is out to get it
The other day Iris Evans, the finance minister of Alberta, gave a speech to the Economic Club of Toronto. And right at the end she suggested that parents ought to be prepared to make some economic sacrifice in order to be at home with their young kids. “When you’re raising children,” she said, “you don’t both go off to work and leave them for somebody else to raise.”For some reason, David Swann, the Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, felt this warranted an official statement from him. Can you guess what it said? Okay, stand well back:
“If she really said these things, she must apologize. If she doesn’t apologize, the premier must fire her,” said Mr. Swann. “These are truly outrageous claims. I have never been as stunned by the sheer arrogance and ignorance of the Tories as I am today.” Continue…
