tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post3891967039823943532..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: Harper: turning Canada into a "Pay-to-Play" democracyBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-84566151852675228452014-02-14T20:35:57.498-05:002014-02-14T20:35:57.498-05:00$30B Income Trust Fiasco vs Adscam is that going t...$30B Income Trust Fiasco vs Adscam is that going to be the argument Mr Anonymous ?<br /><br />JCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-24011505619298774972014-02-05T13:22:18.350-05:002014-02-05T13:22:18.350-05:00I suggest you reread the blog post itself and the ...I suggest you reread the blog post itself and the part that reads:<br /><br />Irrespective of which party might benefit from such a change, money should have no role to play in a democracy or in effecting the outcome of an election. Democracies are based on the principle of one person, one vote and not the principle of the person with more money to spend having a greater impact on an election's outcome that the person with less money to spend.Brent Fullardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-10223511712648640132014-02-05T13:17:23.648-05:002014-02-05T13:17:23.648-05:00Mr Chretien took away large donations from "B...Mr Chretien took away large donations from "Bay Street" and from Unions. It was meant to hurt the PC's and the NDP. At the time it was heralded as a large step for Democracy because it put donations into the hands of "grass root" Canadians. Maybe the LPC should figure out a way to get back in favour with "grass root" Canadians rather then complaining about a Con PM tweaking a law that an ex Liberal PM put into effect to hurt his opponents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-82185621576042749582014-02-05T09:05:54.521-05:002014-02-05T09:05:54.521-05:00I totally agree , the ability to fund should not b...I totally agree , the ability to fund should not be related to the ability to elect , money just clouds the bigger issues.<br /><br />Everything Harper has done since 2006 has been to sway the political landscape in the favour of Conservatism and to eliminate his rival`s viewpoints.<br /><br />This new election law is just one more step in his plan<br /><br />Majority rule = benevolent dictatorship and maybe the benevolent is a stretch<br /><br />Dr Mike PopovichDr Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915911929286615081noreply@blogger.com