It is time we first all started to lay off our bad politicians, civil and public servants. Especially all of their partronistic hiring..
Reality!
Number of days the 40th Parliament of Canada sat: 12
Canadian jobs lost in November 2008, according Statistics Canada: 70,600
Number of months since 1982 where job losses in Canada were worse: 0
Number of jobs at stake if Canada’s auto sector allowed to die, according to Ontario Economic Development Minister Michael Bryant: 580,000
Lowest possible federal funds rate after the U.S. Federal Reserve decision Dec. 16 to introduce a “range” rather than a fixed percentage: 0
Number of times in history the rate has been that low: 0
Number of senators Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to appoint before Christmas: 18
Close of the S&P/TSX composite index Nov. 18, the first day of the 40th Parliament: 8,835.73
Close of the TSX Dec. 4, the day Parliament was prorogued: 8,057.82
Percentage decline: 8.8 per cent
Salary earned by Members of Parliament between Dec. 4 and Jan. 26: $22,114.90
Salary earned during the same period by Prime Minister Stephen Harper: $44,229.80
Salary earned during the same period by Opposition Leader Stephane Dion: $32,702.45
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081216/national/tab__prorogation_by_the_numbers