Dan Arnold troubleshoots Paul Dewar’s proposal to increase the number of women seeking office.
Tag Archives: per-vote subsidy
Gender equality and democracy
Paul Dewar wants to restore the per vote subsidy, but link it to gender equality.
Careful what you wish for, Prof. Mendes
Colby Cosh on how we might as well go ahead and hold the funeral if democracy is so easily buyable
‘The most democratic part of the federal political finance system’
With the end of the per-vote subsidy now in plain sight—hailed via a raving action alert—Duff Conacher mounts another defence of the measure in a note to reporters.
Let’s try this again
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has now tabled the second version of the 2011 budget—the prepared text of Mr. Flaherty’s speech to the House is here.
The end of the vote subsidy
The Conservatives will, as promised, move to phase out the per vote subsidy. Marc Garneau, whose Liberal party will be most wounded, wonders if it’s time to raise the limit on individual donations.
Ottawa to cancel party subsidies with next budget
It’s still unclear whether the cut will be phased in
Making your vote count
Adam Chapnik makes a case for the per vote subsidy.
Policy alert
Stephen Harper has reannounced various measures from last week’s budget and restated his intent to eliminate the per-vote subsidy.
Paying for the Bloc
Taxpayers across Canada are paying, disproportionately, to fund a party dedicated to the country’s destruction