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If Rob Ford Wants to Find the Gravy, He Should Follow Scott Walker's Recipe

Peter Worthington | Posted 08.07.2012 | Canada
Read More: David Brooks, Debt, Wisconsin, City Managers, Scott Walker, City Council, Toronto Sun, Gravy, Peter Worthington, Unions, Recall Vote, Toronto Debt, Rob Ford, Canada News
Peter Worthington

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker inherited a $30 billion debt in 2010 and has since reduced it to a $150 surplus. If Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is really looking to cut back on his city's debt, he should take out a page from Walker's book and cut the bonuses that city managers receive for simply turning up for work.

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Where's the NDP's Big Promise to Quebec?

David Gratzer | Posted 11.20.2011 | Canada
Read More: Parti Quebecois, Quebec, Ndp, Brian Topp, David Brooks, Meech Lake, Thomas Mulcair, Ed Broadbent, Charlottetown Accord, Quebec Separatism, Ndp Leader, Canada News
David Gratzer

As the NDP looks to reinvent itself as Quebec's party, let's pause for a moment and consider what that actually means: advocacy for La Belle Province, modest flirtation with separatist positions, and bilingual frontrunners (both Mulcair and Topp speak French). And here is what it doesn't involve: a full court effort to outflank separatists.

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