It is aimed at eliminating regulations — particularly environmental regulations — that interfere in profit-making. It is aimed at reducing wages (which is why the Conservatives take swipes at unions whenever possible). It is aimed at scaling back any social programs — from Old Age Security to Employment Insurance — that help keep wages up.
The revolutionaries dream of a day when the elderly, energized by the reductions in their pensions, will be vying for jobs at Walmart.
But it is a stealthy revolution. The country must remain complacent. Otherwise, we might object.
You can read his full analysis here.
When I worked on the Hill whenever dreaded omnibus bills would come before the House we would "joke" about the day when a government would bring in a "Bill for the operation of the government of Canada" in order to reduce the opportunity for debate. We never really believed it would actually happen.
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