Consensus & Innovation. Politicians and special interest groups spout Consensus to shut down debate and the no questions allowed happens to be the antithesis of Innovation they love to claim.

….also from Mike: 

Billions of your tax dollars go to politically connected companies. Hard work and brllliance is rarely, if ever, rewarded. The flood of Taxpayer cash through the front door of companies like Bombardier hasn’t helped them stand on their own, instead they’ve become a chronic seeker and a regular recipient taxpayer assistance.

….also from Michael: Increasingly, Only Lip Service Will Be Paid

Crowded Emergency wards, lack of beds, funding problems are the end result of the Baby Boom generation getting too old to produce. The math is not pretty, nor will it allow politicians to make spending promises.

….also from Michael: The Dominant Economic Trend Gets Another Big Boost

Fortunately big Government advocates don’t push the European Economic model anymore. Thank heavens, who needs 456 rules for towels. They still do push policies that make Canada less attractive to Investment though. Perhaps funding Government services is not high on their agenda. 

….also from Michael: Taxpayers On The Hook for Shortfalls

The CD Howe Institute estimates that every family of 4 is on the hook for 31,000 in new taxes to pay for the shortfalls of public sector workers pensions. Public sector workers enjoy lavish benefits, but everyone else has to pay for them as well as their own retirement (if there is anything left over.)

….also from Michael: A Very Uncomfortable Question Prime Minister Trudeau is happy to pass along another $18.5 billion in debt for our children to pay.