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Tuesday July 21, 2015

July 20, 2015 by Graeme MacKay

Tuesday July 21, 2015Editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday July 21, 2015

Harper tells MPs to tout child care pay out in letter to caucus

In a rare move, Prime Minister Stephen Harper sent out a letter to the Conservative caucus Sunday calling for support to promote the expanded Universal Child Care Benefit.

Almost $3 billion in UCCB payments will be sent out Monday.

According to a copy of the letter obtained by CTV News from a senior government source, the “enhanced” UCCB payments will provide the biggest one-time direct payment in federal history, writes Harper in the note.

“Our Conservative government has always stood up for the financial interest of middle class families,” says Harper.

In the letter, Harper also stresses to his colleagues the importance of touting the child care benefit.

The government had previously provided Canadian families monthly payments of $100 for each child under six. But the new changes will see the payments jump to $160 a month. Parents with children between the ages of six and 17 will also now receive $60.

The increased payments are retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015, so millions of Canadian parents will receive a cheque covering benefits from January to June of this year.

The roll out of the increased UCCB comes as the Oct. 19 federal election approaches.

Opposition leaders have been hyping the perks of their party’s child care platforms.

Tom Mulcair is kicking off an eight-day tour in the crucial battleground of Ontario on Monday.

If elected, the NDP leader has promised to spend $5 billion a year to create 1 million daycare spaces that parents could access for no more than $15 a day.

Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have proposed a “Canada Child Benefit,” which would offer thousands of dollars annually to families depending on their income. As much as $6,400 would be available for every child under six, and up to $5,400 for children aged six to 17. (Source: CTV News)

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Posted in: Canada Tagged: 2015, ballot, benefits, buying, Canada, Child care, Conservative, election, election2015, Family, Stephen Harper, vote

Thursday July 12, 2012

July 12, 2012 by Graeme MacKay

By Graeme MacKay, Editorial Cartoonist, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday July 12, 2012

McGuinty buying Liberal seats with gas plant move

It’s called the Liberal seat saver program.

In the midst of last October’s election, the Liberals were under the gun.

With a minority government looming, they cancelled a controversial gas-fired power plant in Mississauga, saying they would “move” it.

In a stunning admission to the Legislature’s estimates committee Wednesday, Energy Minister Chris Bentley said the decision to scrap the plant came from the Liberal Party – not from the government.

You thought robocalls were bad? How about a party that, mid-election, takes $180 million of your hard-earned tax dollars – and piddles it down the toilet just so they’ll get re-elected?

At least we know now what a seat in the Legislature costs.

Assuming the $180 million cancellation cost ensured the re-election of Liberal stalwarts Charles Sousa (Mississauga South), Laurel Broten (Etobicoke Lakeshore) and Donna Cansfield (Etobicoke Centre), we can assume a seat is worth $60 million each.

Throw in Bob Delaney (Mississauga-Streetsville) and Amrit Mangat (Mississauga-Brampton South) and you bring the per-seat price down to a more affordable $36 million.

Any way you look at it, taxpayers got hosed, voters got bamboozled – and a vast amount of money that could have been used for healthcare got wasted.

NDP energy critic Peter Tabuns wasn’t over the top Tuesday, he was simply stating facts, when he called it scandalous. (Source: Canoe.ca)

 

Posted in: Ontario Tagged: buying, Dalton McGuinty, Gas Plant, iceberg, Liberals, Ontario, scandal, seat, taxpayers, titanic

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