“For society to function some kind of reasonable balance has to be stuck between the competing interests of creditors and debtors. Although the mandate of the Bank of Canada was to maintain a delicate balance between encouraging growth and fighting inflation, the Bank opted to focus exclusively on fighting inflation. In doing so it came down heavily in favour of those with financial assets to protect, and against those whose primary need was employment.” NeedsKindFightingGrowthInterestFocusBalanceProtectCapitalismFunctionFinancialStuckEmploymentPrimariesReasonableCanadaAssetsDelicateCompetingFavourInflationMandatesCreditorsDebtors Author:Linda McQuaig
“Even before winning its majority, Harper's Republican-styl e Conservative party - well to the right Canada's traditional Progressive Conservative Party - managed to win minority governments with less than 40 per cent of the popular vote.” WellsGovernmentWinningPartyRepublicanVoteMajorityConservativeTraditionalCanadaMinoritiesProgressiveCentsHarperConservative PartyPopular VoteMinority Government Author:Linda McQuaig
