The Death of the Coalition

It was great  fun to watch all the political square dancing going on in Ottawa yesterday. I have to admit some of the actors in this drama were more than pathetic, as was demonstrated by Jack Layton’s petulant behaviour.  Even the national media, who normally give Layton a free ride, found his comments hard to […]

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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NCC Reacts to Federal Budget

The National Citizens Coalition was disappointed to see that the size of the federal government continues to grow while no efforts are being made to reduce the size of the bloated federal bureaucracy.
Our comments with respect to the budget are reflected in our press release which you can read here, and our newspaper ad that […]

Posted on January 28th, 2009 by Kylie Young in NCC Blog
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Fiscal Sanity? Part 2

It is more than apparent that the cold weather gripping most of Canada has had a chilling effect on any sane and fiscally prudent thought process coming out of Ottawa. The intentional leak to the media of a potential $64 billion deficit for the next two years is a trial balloon that needs to have […]

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Federal Budget (cont.)

With the federal budget quickly approaching the National Citizens Coalition will continue to be a strong voice for responsible and accountable government.
This blog will be dedicated to any opinion of what the government should do in this extremely important budget.  Please feel free to pass this blog along to your friends and colleagues as […]

Posted on January 15th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Fiscal Sanity Required by the Federal Government

Now that the holidays are over we look towards the presentation of the federal budget on January 27th. The speculation over budget allocation will continue to dominate the news in the coming weeks. The National Citizens Coalition believes that fiscal sanity needs to be the order of the day in Ottawa.
Some are saying that the […]

Posted on January 13th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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Forced Union Dues Used to Ban Israeli Academics

It was only a matter of time before Sid Ryan, head of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Ontario opened up and voiced his opinion over the Israel and Palestinian conflict- you can read the article here.  CUPE has called for a ban on Israeli professors in Ontario universities “unless they explicitly condemn the university […]

Posted on January 6th, 2009 by NCC Staff in NCC Blog
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