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Nipawin - December 12, 2000 - By: Mario deSantis | |
regressive equation |
Our NDP leadership has been molded by our Premier Roy Romanow to such an extent that " |
they cannot get away from the linearity of their thinking. Their reasoning can be equated to the | |
regressive equation of a line, a bit less here and a bit more there. | |
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disenfranchising |
Therefore, it is not a surprise that Honourable Van Mulligen, Minister of Social Services, has |
issued news releases under the heading "HISTORIC DECLINE IN WELFARE CASES(1)" | |
for many Saskatchewan communities. Just recently we have written articles identifying how | |
our province is disenfranchising our children(2), how our labour force is leaving the province | |
in an environment of economic and social gloom(3) and now we have Van Mulligan spinning | |
the truth and showing a literate intelligence which can be summarized by the three words: cut, | |
copy, paste. | |
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increased poverty |
Yes, Van Mulligan has been using the word-processing features of cut, copy and paste to show |
the innovative mentality of his department. All of his news releases include exactly the same | |
wording with the exception of the names of the related communities and few numbers. So, the | |
bottom line is that Van Mulligen has decreased welfare on paper, and it has increased poverty | |
in this province. The last sentence of Van Mulligan's releases reaffirms the spin-doctoring of | |
his government "Our government is committed to policies and programs that insure | |
everyone in the province can exercise their right to participate in society. | |
-------------References/endnotes: | |
List of relevant political and economics articles http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign | |
Quote by Donella Meadows "challenging a paradigm is not a part-time job. It is not sufficient to make your point once and then blame the world for not getting it. The world has a vested interest in, a commitment to, not getting it. The point has to be made patiently and repeatedly, day after day after day" ftp://sysdyn.mit.edu/ftp/sdep/Roadmaps/RM1/D-4143-1.pdf The Global Citizen, http://www.tidepool.org/gc/ | |
HISTORIC DECLINE IN WELFARE CASES, Government of Saskatchewan, December 7, 2000 News Releases | |
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A message to Honourable Janice MacKinnon: Saskatchewan didn't reduce its child poverty rate between 1989 and 1997, by Mario deSantis, November 21, 2000 | |
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Honourable Janice MacKinnon says: Saskatchewan is the Star of the Nineties, by Mario deSantis, December 3, 2000 |