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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
So whatever happened to that small government thing.
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Small government has never been a tenant of conservatism in Canada. Not in the US, either. It's used as political weaponry, but it's not an idealogical tenant. In Canada, small government isn't a concern. Large, involved government is their tenant.
Canadian branded conservatism is about increasing the size and scope of government, as a corporatist economic solution. Instead of lobbying the government for reductions in regulations, they campaign for closer ties to government, using the public purse strings to leverage infrastructure improvements, monopolies and general uncompetitive business practices to main a competitive edge.
This recent discussion is in that same vein.