Manitoba's NDP agrees with Harper's stance on subsidies
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:43 pm
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story ... nding.html
Gary Doer, Manitoba's NDP premier, obviously is thinking along the same lines as PM harper when it comes to the public subsidizing political parties.
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Manitoba Premier Gary Doer is hinting his government is set to backtrack on a controversial subsidy for political parties.
The province is looking at changing a law, passed October, that awards parties $1.25 a year for every vote they received in the most recent election.
The subsidy could cost taxpayers just over $500,000 a year, with almost half going to Doer's NDP.
"It's becoming a distraction," Doer said Thursday. "We have other things to be focused on with this economy."
The province is looking at changing a law, passed October, that awards parties $1.25 a year for every vote they received in the most recent election.
The subsidy could cost taxpayers just over $500,000 a year, with almost half going to Doer's NDP.
"It's becoming a distraction," Doer said Thursday. "We have other things to be focused on with this economy."
RUEZ @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:45 pm
Interesting. I wonder if our resident NDP'ers will be conflicted now?
mtbr @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:52 pm
only dirty rotten Conservatives would do such thing. 
ridenrain @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:12 pm
The BC Liberal government also came out in support.
RUEZ @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:16 pm
ridenrain ridenrain:
The BC Liberal government also came out in support.
So perhaps the opposition is going against the will of Canadians. I hope this backfires and bites them on the ass.
ridenrain @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:18 pm
I think there's definately an east/west shift on this topic.
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:20 pm
I'm further west than the rest of you right now 
westmanguy @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:49 pm
I think Doer is doing is for other reasons.
I'm a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and an executive in local PC riding association, and the PCs have been overly pressuring the NDP Government here over these political party subsidies.
So much, that the PCs pledged to not take a cent of public funding in the next provincial election.
So I think this is Doer backtracking, because this could cause a headache for the Manitoba NDP in 2011 (likely year for the next provincial election).
But it's good to here. The Manitoba NDP is one of the few NDP branches I respect.
westmanguy @ Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:49 pm
I think Doer is doing is for other reasons.
I'm a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and an executive in local PC riding association, and the PCs have been overly pressuring the NDP Government here over these political party subsidies.
So much, that the PCs pledged to not take a cent of public funding in the next provincial election.
So I think this is Doer backtracking, because this could cause a headache for the Manitoba NDP in 2011 (likely year for the next provincial election).
But it's good to here. The Manitoba NDP is one of the few NDP branches I respect.
mtbr @ Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:02 am
typical left wing double standard
OldChum @ Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:58 am
Yes but they will say one thing now and another when in power , like bring back the Jets .
OldChum @ Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:59 am
Once you give a politician money it cannot be removed as they are like children with candy. inseparable