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Hoggage_54
The government was brought down because it was in contempt of Parliament, the first time a Commonwealth nation has ever been brought down for being in contempt, this has nothing to do with the budget that was produced this week.
They reversed a tax cut on the lowest earners that was passed by the previous government, put taxes on Income Trusts (which they said they would not), and is currently borrowing $125 million/day because they have already spent all the money they have taxed us to death with.
The Harper Government has increased federal expenditure by 14% (not including stimulus funding), has increased government to the largest it has ever been, has appointed 38 senators (which they also said they would not do), and let's not forget our PM is on record as saying "financial considerations" were made to a dying Member of Parliament for his vote in the House of Commons.
PM Harper is responsible for calling 3 elections already, this is the first time Iggy has been behind calling one.
We have a net job loss under the Harper Government.
The Harper Government actually wrote a book on how to disrupt Parliament... I shit you not, they actually produced a handbook given to all Conservative Members of Parliament on how to disrupt the House of Commons.
An election costs about $300 million, which is what the Harper Government borrows in 2 1/2 days because they can't control their expenditure.
Harper wrote the Alberta Agenda, which outlines Alberta separation from Canada. They talk about Quebec separatists being "uncanadian", but he himself is a separatist.
Our Minister of Science and Technology is an evangelical christian and believes the Earth is 4000 years old.
The Harper Government attempted to smear a former soldier because he spoke out against the government, and they released confidential health information about him to try and discredit him.
They committed fraud in election spending, and are under investigation from the RCMP because of this.
They spent over $1 billion on the G20 summit in Toronto, the most expensive G20 summit ever... during the height of the recession! Pittsburgh hosted a G20 summit for $30 million. During the G20 summit, the largest mass arrest in Canadian history occurred. Police were summoned from all over the country for security, and were found to have violated numerous liberties that Canadians have fought and died to gain for us.
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