Individual donations over corporate influence in Manitoba politics
A columnist argues for restricting corporate and union donations while boosting individual contributions in Manitoba. The piece critiques advertising and polls limits, disputes corporate unity assumptions, and supports NDP led reforms to empower voters and protect free speech. The author notes rarely aligns with CTF and PCs yet supports democratic funding shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Manitoba
Progressive Conservative
NDP
Canadian Alliance Party
Canadian nostalgia shields against American tax ideas
The piece critiques Canadian resistance to U S tax reforms labeling them as American and cites Molson’s Sam Canadian ad and national pride. It notes political leaders urging a move to the United States for tax cuts, brain drain, and skepticism toward flat tax amid right wing American figures and NRA ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molson
George Bush
Newt Gingrich
Canadians urged to adopt single tax or flat tax idea
The piece argues Liberal MPs dismiss the American flat tax and touts Stockwell Day's single tax plan as simpler and fairer. It claims the single tax would tax all income at 17 percent with broad deductions, lifting nearly 2 million low earners from taxation and nearly eliminating federal tax for minimum wage workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlton Heston
United States
Jimmy Swaggart
Jim Bakker
Tammy Faye
Lynn Myers
Alliance
Stockwell Day
Dennis Mills
Canada
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