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Tag: Conservatives

How healthy is Canada’s political market?

August 14, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Looking at Canadian politics as a market, it is clear that left-leaning voters in Canada have a lot more choices at the ballot box than do their conservative counterparts. The melding of fiscal and social conservatism has left conservative voters with only one real option during elections. We might summarize this as a ‘Monopoly on conservatism in Canada’.

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Applying free market ideas to politics: How fares the US?

August 2, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 1 Comment

We apply the ideals of a free market economy to politics and realize that US politics is an extremely unhealthy market dominated by a pair of monopolistic ‘sellers’ who deliberately bar any third party from effectively challenging them.

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Fact sheet on Canada Post lockout: Conservatives launch blitzkrieg on unions

June 29, 2011June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 1 Comment

The Conservatives have launched an attack on unions by creating a crisis to exploit. They control Canada Post since it is a crown corporation, and thus could have ended the lockout at any time. Instead they chose to slam the CUPW with back-to-work legislation that curtails the freedoms and rights of the workers.

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John Klein: Social involvement and sustainability in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Canada

May 25, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack Leave a comment

John Klein is a notable blogger and community activist in Regina, Saskatchewan. Here he answers our philosophical and practical questions about the most important issues facing our society today, and what each of us can do about them.

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Politics in the 11th hour: The Canadian Cons

May 1, 2011May 27, 2012 Ben Harack Leave a comment

The Conservative Party has deliberately lied to the Canadian populace about several of the major issues that they have focused on during this election season. The intent of this piece is to describe why we have very good reason to believe this.

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