Sprott School of Business at Ottawa: Ian Lee

Ian Lee: From installing long-promised defibrillators in hockey arenas to extending an olive branch to small lending institutions and hospitals that were hit with tax hikes, the Tories are playing catch up, said Ian Lee, a professor at the Sprott School of Business at Ottawa's Carleton University, according to CTV. When every vote counts, it's a bad idea to target non-profits like credit unions and caisses populaires, which are prominent in Western Canada and Quebec and fiercely supported by their members, he said and - The federal Conservatives appear to be tying up loose ends -- and doing some damage control -- from last year's budget as they look ahead to deliver this year's austerity-driven fiscal blueprint. "At the same time, it's little things that can also turn people away from them," he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.