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Maxime Bernier: Steven Blaney and Telecom Sector

maxime bernier: Policies put out by many of the other candidates have been less inspiring, according to Huffington Post Canada. Steven Blaney is talking about banning women from wearing niqabs in particular contexts - despite a remarkably similar law being struck down by the judiciary just two years ago. The nation's most famous libertarian, Maxime Bernier, has unsurprisingly come out with the most provocative propositions the abolishment of supply management in the dairy & poultry industries, the deregulation of the telecom sector, and an end to what he calls the Maple Syrup Cartel . Michael Chong, a more progressive candidate focused on expanding the party's base, wants to privatize the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, create a revenue-neutral carbon tax accompanied by a major tax overhaul with large cuts to both corporate and income taxes and substantially curtail the power of the very same Prime Minister's Office he aspires to eventually occupy. Kellie Leitch, aroused by the belligerent new occupant of the White House, has called for some form of Canadian Values screening for any newcomers to the country. Bar Chong and Bernier, the people vying to become the leader of the opposition and potentially Prime Minister, have generally failed to demonstrate anything resembling an enhanced vision to move the nation forward. In a salute to the status quo, Brad Trost has publicly declared that marijuana laws should remain as they stand - despite a large majority of Canadians favoring legalization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.