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Part 3: Without Corporations, Tim Hudak Wouldn't Be Elected

Sid Ryan | Posted 09.19.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Mike Harris, New Democratic Party, Ontario Liberal Party, Tim Hudak, Ontario Federation of Labour, Sid Ryan, Tim Hudak White Paper, Tum Hudak Unions, White Paper Tim Hudak, Unions Tim Hudak, Canada Politics News
Sid Ryan

According to a recent study of Ontario elections, between 2004 and 2011, over 40 per cent of Progressive Conservatives' funds ($26 million) came from corporations. Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak's vitriol toward unions has to do with the modest efforts of union members to counter the influence of corporations and the wealthy.

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Can the Average Joe Produce a Better Budget?

Aviva Rubin | Posted 05.30.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: East Harlem, Participatory Budgeting, Cezar Buzatto, Mike Harris, CBC the Current, Guelph, Volunteer Action Online, Porto Alegre, Budget 2012, 2012 Budget, Canada Politics News
Aviva Rubin

To coincide with budget day in Canada yesterday CBC's "The Current" featured a segment on something called participatory budgeting, which engages local citizens and communities in allocating funds to projects and priorities. Average citizens are no less equipped to make these tough decisions than average politicians.

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Go to Prison, Get a Great Job

Aviva Rubin | Posted 05.10.2012 | Canada
Read More: Correctional Services, C-10 Omnibus Bill, Tories, Minimum Sentences, Prison, Safe Streets and Communities Act, C-10, Mike Harris, Canadian Prisons, Robert Sampson, Canadian Jail, Harper, Canada News
Aviva Rubin

According to former Ontario corrections minister Robert Sampson, mandatory minimum sentencing is a great tool for getting people the education and training they need to successfully reintegrate and contribute to society.

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Mike Harris: Ghost Of PC Premiers Past

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.02.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: Ontario Election, Dalton Mcguinty, Ontario Votes, Mike Harris, Ontario Election 2011, Ontario Provincial Election, Tim Hudak, Cp, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada Politics News

TORONTO - He's been gone from politics and stayed largely out of public sight for almost a decade, yet former premier Mike Harris still casts a shadow...

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Hudak's Rivals Predict Health Care Cuts Under PC Rule

CP | Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.11.2011 | Canada
Read More: Ontario Election, Dalton Mcguinty, Andrea Horwath, Local Health Integration Networks, Ontario Election 2011, Mike Harris, Tim Hudak, Deb Matthews, France Gelinas, Cp, Canada News

HAMILTON - Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak reaffirmed his promise to pump billions into Ontario's health-care system Sunday, but his critics...

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Ex-Tory Premier Blasts Party For Bringing 'Tea Party' To Ontario

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.31.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: John Baird, Ontario Provincial Election, Norm Sterling, Ontario Progressive Conservatives, Mike Harris, Tim Hudak, Ernie Eves, Tea Party, Jack Maclaren, Canada Politics News

TORONTO - Former Progressive Conservative premier Ernie Eves is taking aim at members of his own party just a few days before the provincial election ...

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U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate Speaks to Dysfunctional System

Hassan Arif | Posted 10.01.2011 | Canada
Read More: Stephen Harper, Debt Ceiling, Tea Party, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Conservatives, Debt Ceiling Vote, Mike Harris, Paul Ryan, Debt Ceiling Deal, Rob Ford, Republicans, Canada News
Hassan Arif

The complexity of passing legislation through Congress with an intransigent Republican Party is something we should be worried about here in Canada, too. There is the prospect that the federal government, Canada's largest province, and Canada's largest city could all be governed by ideological conservatives.

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