Reality check: support Union conservative budget?

In an interview with Peter Mansbridge last week, Conservative leader Stephen Harper said is broad support for the budget of his party filed before the election, pointing to an approval by the Congress of the work of the Canada.

"No there was no mystery, there was a lot in this budget, you know, was clearly, were things that the other parties spoke about things that they could have supported," said Harper.

"Canadian Labour Congress said the NDP that they should have supported measures in the budget." I mean, how much more obvious can get you than that? ?

The Tories made the same request after the budget on 22 March, which prompted the CLC to publish an open letter to the Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty.

The letter approximately speaks for itself.

"Minister, one can support some parts of your budget without giving full endorsement," wrote CLC President Ken Georgetti.

"While we have supported certain measures in the budget, we in no way gave unqualified support for the budget as a whole." We are looking for a real timetable for improving the Canada (CPP) pension plan benefits, not vague promises to extend the CPP at a later date. We are certainly opposed to planned tax cuts your Government and expresses our concern from which will come from $ 4 billion per year of planned spending cuts.

"Thinking, as you have been stating in the media, the CLC fully subscribed your budget is misleading and we respectfully request you cease these statements."

Taken Georgetti support to increase the guaranteed income supplement for the elderly, and the extension of one year hosting the renovation plan.

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Homebrew vote-count gives software by clerk in the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court win tea party darling

Homebrew vote counting software by clerk in the conservative Wisconsin gives Supreme Court win tea party DarlingCory Doctorow at 7:50 pm on the Friday, Apr 8, 2011

Saljake sez, "Waukesha, WI County Office, their own vote-counting-software(!)" design plus it lives from the network on a desktop computer in their Office and has no IT support after 5 pm. Today you will find thousands of State Supreme Court for the tea party Darling Prosser, that they somehow votes * forgot * report yesterday to the access point. "

If these new voices can be discovered, the disappointment in the State Supreme Court will it reverse elections, which saw judges to a candidate going the a large anti-Walker attracted protest vote.

Of today's announcement by Nickolaus moved immediately suspicion from Scot Ross, executive Director of a Wisconsin now, a liberal activist group.

"Wisconsin elections deserves, the trade fair, are clean and transparent," said Ross. "There is a history of secrecy and partisanship around the Waukesha County Clerk and remain still unanswered questions."

Nickolaus, a former employee for the Assembly Republican caucus, was criticized for its handling of the recent elections in the last few months. The Waukesha County Board condemned Nickolaus after past elections, demanding review of their practices in the last year.

The Auditors criticized Nickolaus move some sensitive files, such as election results on their PC.

Newly discovered Waukesha County would vote win for Prosser (thank you, Saljake, via Submitterator!)

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