Hi John

>I think I'd be pretty embarrassed as a Canadian liberal by what the gov't hasn't done with that amount of funds. What the heck are they doing with that money?

How's this for an answer:

http://www.fewings.ca/polcan/040705MPPension.html
http://www.islandnet.com/~luree/politics.html#MP

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>>Stephen Harper (the new Prime Minister) has said the following about Canada
>>"Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it."
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>>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/international/americas/24canada.html?_r=1