Thanks to instant global media, Harper has distinguished himself as an international political embarrassment. His obsession with power has started a fundamental shift away from democratic governments, and his increasingly erratic behaviour should be of considerable concern to voters. Despite being seen on national television Harper still denies it was because he was found in contempt of Parliament that we are having this election. The government was not defeated on the budget – it was never voted on! His strategy is obviously that as long as he refuses to acknowledge that fact, expresses no apologies or sense of regret, he will get away with it.
When Conservative MP Bev Oda was caught lying, Harper went into denial again, insisting she had done nothing wrong.
Harper is also telling us that if he does not get a majority government our economy will go down the tube. The good news is the foundation of our economy was established long before Harper, and we will still have a strong economy long after Harper is gone. The credit for staying the course through one of the toughest financial and economic challenges goes to former finance minister Paul Martin, a secure banking system, and a very robust resource sector.
Harper is holding a gun to our heads insisting minority governments are a thing of the past and that if he does not get a majority government the universe as we know it will cease to exist.
Andy Thomsen
