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SmartVote: Dangerous Afghan Training Mission Warrants Election Debate
April 10, 2011
Release of “Training Can Be Dangerous: A Realistic Assessment of the Proposed Canadian Mission to Train Afghan National Security Forces,” published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Rideau Institute.
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SmartVote: Conservative election platform weak on consumer protection
April 8, 2011
“I would have liked a more forward looking consumer agenda, which, despite a commitment to consumer rights in copyright and further wireless competition, does not tackle key consumer priorities like financial services and transportation.” – John Lawford of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, one of Canada’s leader consumer-interest organizations.
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SmartVote: Conservatives’ TFSA policy rewards only the wealthy, finds economist
April 7, 2011
“Raising the limit to $10,000 simply reinforces what Harper has been saying for the past two weeks: public policy should reward those who are already affluent. What if you can’t save at all? Stephen Harper’s just not that into you.”
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U.S. expert says F-35 purchase is wrong deal for Canada
April 6, 2011
An American military expert says the Tory government’s planned purchase of 65 F-35 fighter jets comes with an unrealistically low price tag for a plane that he says will not meet the country’s needs.
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