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Old 01-30-2005, 09:28 AM  
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In Ontario, Politicians are legally allowed to break promises [link]

BREAKING NEWS
POSTED AT 1:44 AM EST Saturday, Jan 29, 2005

Politician's promises not set in stone, court says

By KIRK MAKIN
From Saturday's Globe and Mail

Toronto ? It's official: Politicians can break campaign promises with impunity.

An Ontario Superior Court judge has absolved Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty of breaking an elaborately signed contract promising not to raise or create new taxes, saying anyone who believes a campaign promise is naive about the democratic system.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...tory/National/

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