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Friday, April 08, 2005

The Canadian Scandal

As Canada has declined in global influence, Canadians have compensated by polishing their supposed public virtue. To listen to the Left, Canada is everything the US should be: pacifist, toothless, anti-clerical, politically correct, gay marrying, with government health care for everyone (as long as you don't mind waiting a few months - or years - for your medical procedure).

It now turns out that the ruling Liberal party has been financing its electoral efforts with public funds laundered through an advertising agency.

Other than the fact that Canada is a neighboring country, this would not be a major story. For those who are interested, it explains part of the reason that the Liberals have had a stranglehold on Canadian national elections for decades. It also points out the fact that a party that is in power too long will inevitably allow corrupt individuals to rise to the top, leading - in a Democracy - to a healthy change in government. It remains to be seen if this will happen in the frozen North.

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