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They can, and they do, but it's worth limiting the extent to which they do because it gives a disproportionate amount of influence to the wealthy, the hyper-partisan, and special interest groups
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If that was the case then why did they lose their collective heads when Harper, foolishly I might add, tried to take it away from them? That coalition ploy was nothing more than trying to protect their sense of entitlement to taxpayer dollars. It could not have been more apparent nor transparent.
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Also, I softened my post before you edited it, but the false dichotomy is "fund themselves or leech of taxpayers". Either they do what you want, or they are leeches. No other options?
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Now your turn: is peter12 misunderstanding Harper's 2004 letter? I want corroboration from a conservative.
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Don't know as I haven't read it nor will I speak for someone else....ask him. All I recall from that time and I may be incorrect is that harper was attempting to prevent the Liberals from dissolving government without consultation by the GG to look at other alternatives...but again that was some time ago and there are likely things about it that suggested otherwise.