The beginning of the end of the Canadian welfare state

Stephen Taylor: The beginning of the end of the Canadian welfare state | Full Comment | National Post

Every day it seems that there’s a new group of people lining up to bemoan the Industry Minister’s announcement that the census would forego the mandatory long-form. Certainly, this illustrates a serious problem that Stephen Harper faces as Prime Minister. Facing an opposition that can’t get its act together is one thing, but a nation where the voices of special interests are louder than ordinary citizens is another.