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Harper's "new" Confederation
The Demise of Canada
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It is sad to witness
the demise of Canada, one of the greatest nations in the world.
The Leader’s Debate in the 2006 election demonstrates the problem. Prime Minister Paul Martin
did not have it in him to project himself as a Leader able to save
Canada.
Opposition Leader, Stephen Harper is just that - an opposition
mentality.
He had spent most of his two years as Leader harassing the Government on
various allegations of wrong doing. Harper does not stand for Canada
First, he stands for Canada second - behind the Provinces. His plans for
a “new federalism” in Canada are well documented but they were not
in the debate nor have they been explained in the media.
Since confederation our Leaders in Ottawa have put Canada First. Sir
John A. Macdonald’s “National Policy” and his building of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, not only put Canada first, it made Canada a reality.
At that time there was no Alberta. Oil and gas resources were not a
factor.
Two world wars allowed Canadians to demonstrate they were willing to
fight for our country and our democracy.
Canada’s prosperity into the 1990’s made us one of the richest countries
in the world right up there with the U.S.A.
But in the last fifteen years the average Canadian’s earnings, which
were fourth highest in the world, have now fallen to 17th. Our per
capita revenue which equaled U.S. per person revenue is now $7,200.00
behind.
With a Prosperity Canada programme we could catch up to the U.S. level
again. Every man, woman and child would earn that extra $7,200.00 a year
and all levels of government would have an extra $80 Billion per year to
pay down our National Debt or to spend on public services.
What went wrong?
A thing called separatism.
First in Quebec the Bloc Québécois was started by ex federal politicians
and then in the West another group of politicians formed built a party
around “Western Alienation”.
The Bloc was driven by a sense of Nationalism for Quebec while the
Western movement was money driven. Of the two, money (some call it
greed) has proven to be a stronger force in the West than Nationalism in
Quebec.
Separatism or as it was called sovereignty association with Canada never
received a 51% vote in Quebec.
It was always claimed they could only be a sovereign nation if Canada
agreed. They of course could not control the Government of Canada. Yet a
constitutional change was needed.
In the West, however, the Calgary School, which included Stephen Harper,
saw a different opportunity.
They realized if they could take control of the federal government they
could then, through down sourcing of federal activities to the
provinces, and the transferring of tax revenue capabilities to the
Provinces they would have de facto separation without constitutional
change or the need for a referendum. It could also be called sovereignty
association if they left with Canada some role for them to play such as
foreign affairs, defence, international trade negotiations and
maintaining a central money system.
Virtually everything else would be handled provincially with say ten
different provincial health plans, welfare programmes, educational
activities and resource management.
In 1995, Mr. Harper then an M.P. and unity critic in the Reform Party
under Preston Manning called their plan New Confederation or New
Federalism. The 20 point plan was published at the Reform Party’s
Headquarters in Calgary.
Now Mr. Harper calls it “open federalism” and he slyly had it slipped
into the Conservative Policy document agreed to in Montreal last March.
This Policy paper actually endorses the Council of the Federation; set
up on December 5th, 2003, by Provincial Premiers, to lobby the federal
government.
The dollar effect of Mr. Harper’s scheme would be monumental.
In 2004, Alberta’s GDP per capita was over 144% of the National average.
Prince Edward Island is 72% while Ontario the second highest province
was 103%.
Alberta is running a surplus at the rate of over 12 Billion dollars per
year which would be equivalent to over 140 Billion in Ottawa.
Alberta has no debt. Canada has over $500 Billion.
Oil and gas revenue flowing into the Alberta Treasury is over $15
Billion per year. That is almost $5,000.00 for every man, woman and
child in the province.
In Canada, Ontario is the main purchaser of Alberta’s energy. Every time
we fill our car gas tank we send dollars to the Alberta Treasury.
Harper’s open federalism would make it clear.
Resource revenue flows one way into Alberta’s Treasury. Ottawa would not
be able to tax any of it for the benefit of Canadians in other
provinces.
Question? Why did Mr. Martin not challenge Mr. Harper with these
facts?
Answer. He was not a political leader who can handle provincial
politicians.
And this is a game politicians are playing at the provincial level.
It started in Quebec with the separatist government claiming they had a
fiscal imbalance with the federal government.
Other provinces through their politicians followed suit including
Liberal Premier McGuinty in Ontario.
That meant if Martin attacked Harper on his open federalism he would be
opposing Liberal Premiers in the two most populist provinces, Quebec and
Ontario, who had supported the Council of the Federation.
Unfortunately Martin was already living with the Ad Scam problem so he
felt trapped.
Too bad for Canada.
All he could do was hope Harper would snatch defeat from the jaws of
victory.
So far it has not happened.
Harper has said “24 hours a day I think strategy”. Martin on the other
hand
has said - “I don’t touch strategy”.
On that basis there is no contest.
Harper is an ideologue on a mission.
He took over the leadership of the Alliance Party.
He convinced Peter MacKay, the Progressive Conservative Party Leader to
merge Canada’s oldest federal party, the Party of Sir John A. Macdonald,
with his weak, heavily in debt Alliance Party.
Then over three days Canada’s future shifted.
On December 5th, 2003, the Premiers formed The Council of the
Federation.
On December 6th, 2003, in a rigged vote the P.C.’s appeared to support
the Alliance take over.
And on December 7th, 2003, Messrs. Harper and MacKay persuaded Mr.
Kingsley the CEO to eliminate the Progressive Conservative Party and
register the Conservative Party of Canada. This action has been found by
two courts to have been unlawful and a violation of the Canada Elections
Act.
Now as a result, Mr. Harper may succeed in his dream of reducing Canada
to a shell hovering over 10 pigmy states.
Harper's dream was helped by the election of Mario Dumont as opposition
leader in Quebec on March 26, 2007.
Mr. Dumont's party, the ADQ, stands for "autonomy" for Quebec.
Since 1994 Harper has stood for autonomy for all provinces.
Now, they can work together to destroy CANADA.
Hon. Sinclair Stevens.
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