Ignatieff seen as poised Liberal leadership contender
A candid lunch with Michael Ignatieff paints him as humorous, well-connected, and steeped in Canadian politics. The piece traces his career from Globe and Mail reporter to Vancouver and UBC ties, notes rivals, and recalls encounters with Mulroney, Trudeau, and Paul Martin Jr. It argues for his potential as Canada’s next prime minister.
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Liberal Party of Canada
Canada
Michael Ignatieff
Cambridge
Harvard
Toronto
Globe and Mail
University of British Columbia
Vancouver
Robert Stanfield
Maclean's
Quebec
Brian Mulroney
Milltown
Sun
Miss Framsham
Mulroney
Montreal
Pierre Trudeau
Foth
Paul Martin Jr
Power Corp. Canada Steamship Lines
Liberal
Seven Week Editorial On Conservative Budget Ideas
Editor reports a 70 page briefing based on input from over ten thousand Canadians and experts. It outlines 11 recommendations aimed at reducing taxes on families, improving the tax system, and addressing middle class concerns as the first Conservative budget in years moves toward Ottawa. The full report will be published on garth.ca, with broad themes including Families first and tax system reform.
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Flaherty
Halton
Canada
Garth
Ottawa
Populist budget democracy ideas for tax fairness
A reader argues for targeted child benefits and flexible cash versus in family income shifts. The proposal favors means testing and choice, with MPs touring the country to gather input on how Canadians should be taxed and spent. It questions if Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will adopt these ideas in the budget.
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Hick
Campbellville
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