Interesting story linked on the same page

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Canadian politics just got turned upside down
http://brighterlife.ca/2013/03/27/canadian-politics-just-got-turned-upside-down/?wt.mc_id=en-ca:digital_adv:paid:Outbrain:BrighterLife:SEP:MONEY:Canadian-politics-just-got-turned-upside

Fundamental to our understanding of democratic politics across the developed world is that conservative parties stand for relatively low levels of government spending, while those on the left of the political spectrum are prone to higher spending. A new study, released yesterday by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), blows a hole through that conventional wisdom.

It's a story many of us have heard before yet another chunk of credible evidence provided to debunk GOP claims they provide "smaller government".