Statman
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quote: Originally posted by Guest
It's more a list of economic "indicators" somewhat skewed against Harper.
While I don't want to set off a bunfight on these curling-oriented forums, I would like to set the record straight - as I tried to do in my column.
And while I am most definitely not a Harper fan, I did not set out to "skew" the numbers. I merely looked at all of the key stats - most of which have earned the status of "household words" - while focusing on economic indicators (jobs and economic growth) that the Tories have been bragging up and misrepresenting in their non-stop taxpayer-funded advertising.
And believe me, I held my fire. I could have presented a much grimmer picture and brought up, for example, the increasingly "skewed" distribution of incomes in Canada, poverty rates among families with children, or noted that under Pierre Trudeau's stewardship (1968-1984), the real economy (inflation-adjusted GDP per capita) grew at a faster rate than for ANY Conservative PM since 1968.
A couple of my other columns that may be of interest:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinio...h-making-budget
http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinio...eakdown-of-2013
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