The National Debt Clock on it's way to Victoria, BCLaunch in Victoria, BCPit-stop in Duncan, BCTaking the ferry to VancouverBC provincial debt press conferenceSurrey Board of Trade luncheon with Colin HansenPhoto opportunity at Langley Township HallPub night at Finnegan's Pub and Phoenix LoungePit-stop in ChilliwackRotary Club breakfast at Kelowna Yacht ClubSneakers Pub nightFrick and Frack Tap HouseBanff National ParkJB Higgenbotham building stimulus plan projectBomber Command MuseumGlobal TV studios and City HallRed Deer City HallEdmonton City HallThe Giant PysankaLloydminster City HallPit-stop in MaidstoneAnother casualty of the federal debtSaskatoon Public LibraryCTF Head OfficeMoose Jaw a.k.a Dog RIver (Corner Gas)Time to terminate the deficit!Pit-stop in EstevanStares and a bucket of chickenMeeting with the Brandon SunNeepawa Public Access TV's cool set-upInterviews and a giant can of Coca ColaPress conference and supporter meet-upClearspring CentreWinnipeg LegislatureCovent Garden Market and OES ScoreboardsVictoria Park and the Cambridge Visitor CenterFinance Minister Jim Flaherty's officeCanadian Tire on Elgin StreetPit-stop in TrentonCity Hall in BellevilleBrockville City HallCORUS Media Station and Kingston City HallParliament HillCarleton Place Town HallArnprior City HallRenfrew City HallThe Big "Owe" in MontrealPhotos in Quebec CityGarrison Ale House and Fredericton LegislaturePit-stop in WoodstockProvincial budget day for New BrunswickConfederation HouseWaterfront MallThe Amherst Daily News OfficeSpringhill, CanadaSome Bobby Awards historyHighlands MallAntigonish MallTim Horton's and the MastodonAtlantica Hotel, the Citadel, and 95.7 FM Talk RadioGM (Government Motors) dealership in KentvilleHalifax, CanadaPeggy's Cove, CanadaLunenburg, Canada
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We combined Nova Scotian's portion of the federal debt with the province's debt
for a grand total of $28-billion owing. That works out to just over $30,000 per person in Nova Scota. The reason we did this is that Nova Scotia has a really weird budget this year - they put a bunch of of spending onto last years budget which raised last year's deficit quite significantly but created the appearance of a balanced budget this year.
In reality, Nova Scotia ran a deficit this year, they just hid the overspending in last year's numbers. They even go to the extent of having an alternative budget which shows the true deficit, but in order to avoid the accusation of our numbers being too high we went with their official numbers and just added them to the federal numbers.
We had Global TV arrive to film the press conference, and also had some of our local supporters come down to hear our message: cut spending, balance the budget and stop this clock.
Then we took the clock up the highest hill in the area to the citadel, the location of the Halifax Armory. The citadel has been restored to look much as the fort did in 1856 and tours of it are given regularly. The citadel was originally put up by the British army as a protective fort against possible attach by the French, and the city of Halifax was built around it. We met with a reporter from the Chronicle-Herald up there and took some photos.
Next we picked up Michael Kennedy, a Dalhousie student who was interning for us last summer in Ottawa, and we went over to the Rogers radio station to meet some of the hosts. We met with Maritime Morning talk show host Jordi Morgan, and Rick Howe of The Rick Howe Show, on All News Radio 95.7 FM in Halifax. They came out and took a photo with the clock. Rick said he thought it was going to be an actual "clock" clock, like the kind you tell time with. He was surprised to see it was a rolling calculation. We got a great photo with Rick and Jordi lightheartedly pointing the finger of blame at each other.
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