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With a Conservative majority, you're essentially assured a fairly business-friendly platform, low taxes, continued investment in energy and potential future energy projects. In terms of investment it's definitely got a bullish bias.>
>And under Stephen Harper, we'll continue to have a government that's contemptuous of democratic principles like transparency and accountability. The difference is that now as a majority government, they'll have no fear of being shut down by the opposition for little things like lying in Parliament, refusing to release information ordered by Parliament, or refusing to show up to investigative committees.
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>Doug
So you're optimistic about the future ?
When people here don't like the way elections turn out they threaten to move to Canada.
Where do Canadians go?
( Hey, Doug, how've you been? )
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