The 99% protest at Occupy Toronto (photo CBC)
The Canadian and US tax systems reinforce the concentration of wealth in the hands of the 1%.
It will take a major shift in how the government structures the tax system to see any transfer in wealth from the 1% to the 99%. Continue reading
Sherry Cooper BMO
Sherry Cooper, BMO Chief Economist (Gazette) – The economic policies advocated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and others in response to the European debt crisis could lead to another global recession and financial crisis, warns BMO Financial Group chief economist Sherry Cooper.
Parks Canada wheelchair ramp at Brackley Beach is one of the many obstacles to tourists with disabilities
The Federal and Provincial governments have a new website (under construction) that will rate PEI tourist facilities as accessible or not.
The website will disclose that PEI is a disaster for the disabled. Both Federal and Provincial governments have ignored their role in leading the public to accept people with disabilities.
A year in development, the website is still not operational.
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A new website and Facebook page is taking the satirical approach to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
They want to thank him for working hard to make corporations and their executives richer.
The videos will appeal to some voters, already disinclined to support Harper.
Will they make any impression on the millions of Canadians under the hypnotic spell of Stephen Harper?
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Links – People for Corporate Tax Cuts , Facebook and Twitter
The Harper Song by John Roby
Shoemaker’s elves posted this video.
Laugh quietly in the privacy of your home or cubicle.
The Harper Song AKA Steve Itʼs Time to Leave Words and music by John Roby Video recorded and edited by Scott Stephenson.
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Yoko Ono story goes viral (click for larger image)
More than a few people agree with Yoko Ono’s refusal to let Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper sing Imagine.
There has been a spontaneous rejection of Harper as a friend of peace and brotherhood. It just makes people mad to watch our jets and jails PM pretend he is one of us.
Double thanks goes to Yoko Ono who had her publishers do a take down on YouTube. She also posted the our story on the Yoko Ono Band Facebook page which has 60,000 fans.
Yoko Ono can’t Imagine Stephen Harper singing Lennon has been Liked, Shared and Commented more than 12,000 on Oye Times and NJN Network.
The story has received more than 30,000 views on Facebook, Oye Times and our website.
The story has been re-printed more than 80 times on other websites, which is cool with us. Please feel free to steal our content. Continue reading
Prime Minister Harper is ejecting people from his political rallies if their Facebook pages show any connection with the other political parties. You have to register to attend. It hardly seems like democracy.
Awish Aslam is a young student excitedly trying to take in Canada’s Election.
She attended a Liberal rally. She had her picture taken with the Leader Michael Ignatieff.
Then she posted the picture on her Facebook page. Just another event in her life, thought Awish, to share with friends on Facebook.
Wrong, Canada is becoming a police state and your Facebook page can get you in trouble.
When she tried to attend the rally for Conservative Prime Minister Harper, his security police told the RCMP to eject her as an undesirable.
Only “true conservatives” can attend rallies for Stephen Harper.
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The innocence of the young clashes with the button down, control freak world of our Prime Minister
Words that come to mind: control freak, intolerant, fascist, liar.
Elections often show more about real motives than politicians would like.
CBC and The Star falsify tax costs for 'the story' - click for larger graph
In the rush to get a headline, both CBC and The Star have resorted to distorting the facts about companies who help Canadians with disabilities.
When the basic facts in a story are wrong, how can we rely on the rest of the story for balanced reporting?
The truth behind the Disability Tax Credit is the real scandal. Continue reading
Canada Revenue kicks people in wheelchairs with DTC project audit (photo Stephen Pate)
Recent stories about alleged Disability Tax Credit (DTC) fraud are another chapter in the decade old battle of Canada’s tax man against people with disabilities.
Canada Revenue Agency had a project to deny the DTC prior to 2001. That year it tried to disqualify hundreds of thousands blind, mentally ill and wheelchair bound Canadians with a single letter.
Ten years later the battle continues with an attack on firms who help people with disabilities get passed the complex bureaucracy that enshrouds the DTC.
While National Benefit Authority is the prime target, Canada Revenue has targeted all the firms that prepare the DTC forms. The Toronto Star and CBC are making headlines with stories that distort the real situation.
The Disability Tax Credit is a non-refundable tax credit worth $1,100 annually. It is allowed by law for people who have a severe and prolonged mental or physical impairment. Generally it only applies to people who are working and earning an income, since it is non-refundable. Continue reading
Jack Layton, NDP leader with Jeanne-Le Ber
NDP Leader Jack Layton has released a substantive election platform for the much-anticipated 2011 Canadian Election.
Layton lays out a comprehensive program for women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal , multicultural and LGBT Canadians.
Where are the Liberals on human rights?
Stephen Harper has the RDSP, a savings plan for the upper middle class who have children with disabilities which isn’t much help.
Here’s the NDP platform for the disabled. Continue reading