I was once a member of the Stephen Harper fan club, however he lost me years ago with his foul neglect of veterans, clawing back their benefits, closing of offices that serve veterans, and on top of that, Harper has had YEARS to do something about the continually deteriorating Canadian Navy, and he has done NOTHING. Ships are being removed from service due to their inability to sail safely and reliably, they have continued to pour money down a rat hole so far as those former UK lemon submarines are concerned (bought by the Chretien regime for $750 million), pouring even more money into them and their time on station is abysmal.
And truth be told, Harper has been less than candid about the payola deal with former newscaster Mike Duffy who he appointed to the Canadian Senate, who received over $90,000 in cash from Harper’s former chief of staff (Nigel Wright) to compensate Duffy for past residency expenses.
The icing on the cake is Bill C-51 (which could be compared to the unConstitutional ‘Patriot Act’), which undermines the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and gives the Canadian security establishment and law enforcement the right to basically go right up your arse (as they would say) anytime they want to, and in most case without a warrant, all in the name of ‘fighting terrorism’.
I’m not real keen on Trudeau (or Mulcair of the NDP) but Harper has to go.
Fascinating take. Thanks for the background. Didn’t know.
I’m a vet (2PPCLI), all those things you said pale in comparison to what leftists do. You’re either willfully ignorant, or a complete fool brainwashed by the left, or both.
You’re worried about 90k, when Mulcair and Trudeau have already done far worse. They would also allow moslems to run in unfettered. The things I could go on about would fill a novel, and yet you think Harper has to go. You’re a leftist tool.
Who got us through the previous recession?
Harper does many things I don’t agree with, but he’s still 2000% better than the alternative. I hope you stay out east. If this goes badly, it’ll be time for the west to cut loose. Let’s see the east survive without our money.