Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, March 08, 2013

Bad news expected for Flaherty at meeting with private sector economists

hereOTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to receive a dose of bad news today when he meets with private sector economists.

They are expected to update the minister with their latest forecasts for the economy ahead of the upcoming federal budget.

Last week, Statistics Canada reported the economy was pretty much stalled at the end of last year as it recorded another disappointing quarter of growth in the last three months of 2012.
However, Flaherty has already ruled out any new stimulus, which he has referred to as "risky spending schemes."

He has said the government will need to work harder to find the savings to meet its goals in its economic action plan.

Flaherty has suggested the government could close some tax loopholes and may also look at program spending, including trimming programs that are no longer a high priority.

Original Article
Source: winnipegfreepress.com
Author: The Canadian Press 
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