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Originally Posted by Slava
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I also think that after 30 years you have to get past these things. A lot of the people who are voting today couldn't even tell you what the NEP was and why it was bad....its fear-mongering at its best!
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Simplified version:
- NEP was strictly a transfer of wealth from west to east (common theme in Canadian federal politics since foundation)
- it lessened the impact of the recession in the east and intensified in the west
- after the turnaround in the early 80's the NEP persisted which had the government taking from the an economy still mired in a recession (the west) and pumping it into a recovering economy in the east.
- it was not for the good of Canada - it was for the good of central Canada.
Not sure how or why one would want to "get past" this kind of thing as it seems to always be on the agenda for central Canada and as I posted before the CPC is least likely to bend us over again.
Mansell's "Strength in Adversity" is a good read.