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I gave Carney a wide net because I knew he was conservative but still the "right guy for the job" right now. But privatization is crossing the line... Cuts can be uncut, taxes can be restored, but we're permanently fucked when we privatize.
Almost like he was obviously mot the right guy for the job at any point. Conservatives aren’t the right people to do much of anything, let alone run a country, and anyone that thinks being “fiscally conservative” actually helps is dumber than a sack of moldy potatoes. And now all those brain-dead morons are getting big regret feelings like this was all somehow a well-hidden surprise.
Carney was bad from the start. He’s exactly what anyone should expect from a banker hired onto the Liberals.
I 100% agree that we shouldn’t be privatizing our government services. I’m not sure that chip manufacturing and testing should be a government service.
This should not be seen as a government service but rather a government asset. We funded research and development, we own it. The article goes into how it being owned by the government made more accessible.
I worked in that area of research and in Ottawa. The government funds a lot of development, we should own it. It does not mean that burecrats run everything, for these facilities experts run them. But rather these technologies should be owned by us so we can benefit.
One of the key bits of info here is that it's to attract foreign direct investment. So, not even to put that stake into the hands of Canadian private capital, which would have its own issues, but to sell it off to foreign interests.
It all makes me feel a bit sick seeing this trend.
I worked in Kanata North Business Park for a few years before leaving tech to recuperate for a bit.
I am angry, that I worked to pay high taxes to have this facility run only for it to be then bought up by private investors for a fraction for what it's worth.
Why bother with the whole thing at all. I am very disappointed with the government.
I guess we see why Carney worked so hard to bribe his way to a majority. So he can inflict Thatcherism/Reaganomics/fucking horseshit on us.
He would never do that! His party says Liberal on its flag, that means he's Liberal.
It started all with Canada Post...the way things are going it's going to be sell sell sell.
Canada post is a government service in my mind. This CFPC seems like a strange way to spend tax dollars. Has it been successful at creating jobs or direct return on investments?
What's Carney been doing to seize private equity?