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Will tax credits turn Canada into a "gerontocracy?"

Carleton University Economics Professor says that the tax breaks designed to reward Canadians for contributing to democracy, might actually be helping create a "gerontocracy."
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper geets seniors at a campaign event in Riviere du Loup, Quebec on Wednesday April 20, 2011. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)
The 1803:21Will tax credits turn Canada into a "gerontocracy?"

Carleton University Economics Professor Frances Woolley says that the tax breaks designed to reward Canadians for contributing to democracy, might actually be helping create a "gerontocracy."

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