Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Tuesday Morning Links

This and that for your Tuesday reading.

- Marc Lee charts the share of financial assets held by Canadians of different income levels. And it shouldn't come as much surprise that one of the main aims of the right has been to attack pensions, which are by far the most evenly-distributed asset type.

- Again, it shouldn't be strictly an either-or calculation. But Frank Viviano offers a reminder that the Occupy movement is will miss perhaps the most important opportunity for change if it doesn't translate into influence at the ballot box as well as in the streets.

- David Anderson's racist attack on the Canadian Wheat Board has been largely covered elsewhere. But let's note that Anderson isn't just a backbench MP: instead, long after having posted such an offensive video relating directly to the Wheat Board, he was appointed by Stephen Harper as parliamentary secretary responsible for it - meaning that every day he stays in the role signals Harper's approval for Anderson's slur.

- Finally, we shouldn't be surprised that the Cons politicized this year's Canada Day celebration by slashing any reference to the CBC and reducing any mention of parks. Instead, we should enjoy the holiday not yet being changed to Harper Day while we still can.

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