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- From: jmorriso@ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison)
- Subject: Re: Hurtig's New Party
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.082207.27354@ee.ubc.ca>
- Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
- References: <17620@mindlink.bc.ca> <1992Nov21.011157.4529@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 08:22:07 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov21.011157.4529@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
- >In article <17620@mindlink.bc.ca> Crawford_Kilian@mindlink.bc.ca (Crawford Kilian) writes:
- >>The Globe this morning reports that Mel Hurtig is planning to launch a new
- >>political party advocating Canadian economic nationalism and an end to free
- >>trade. Can anyone supply more information on what this party's plans are?
- >>(Those lacking such information can still supply opinions, I'm sure.)
- >>
- >
- >Although I disagree with Hurtig's economics, (it is rather naive to
- >believe that Canada can dictate the rules of international trade to
- >Japan, Germany, and the USA), this is a good development, because
- >Hurtig has infinitely more intelligence and integrity than most
- >NDP'ers and Liberals.
- >
-
- if he is so intelligent, why does he believe in his isolationist tactics
- that would send foreign investors running for cover, while the majoity
- of Canadians would suffer from all the business and investment that would
- bail out of Canada? His policies would encourage a fire sale of Canadian
- resources (which he would deplore) as ordinary Canadians sought ways
- to maintain what's left of their lifestyle.
-
- Above all, I think his conspiracy theories show either paranoia or studidity
-
- >The reality is that we have to play on a playing field ultimately
- >designed and marked by the economic superpowers, and the economic
- >nationalists fail to realize this, but Hurtig will at least make
- >the economic nationalist case in a much more coherent way, and
- >he is a democrat bent on democratizing our government more than
- >it is already, and I wholeheartedly support that...even if I
- >disagree with his economics.
-
- And hopefully the people of Canada will recognize pandering when they see it.
- One wonders if he'll give himself sweeping powers and suspend the consitution
- if elected, in order to deal with the traitors and CIA agents and multinationals
- he thinks are running the country.
-
- >
- >Gerald
- >
-
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