- Siddiqui, Turn on your Light, Let It shine, shine, shine, shine, shine

Submitted (4 parts): 9:00, 9:02, 9:04, 9:05 am, PDT, 8 Aug.'10 The Toronto Star - it was not posted - go figure!
Siddiqui: Harper’s Ottawa becomes Republican la-la land, Haroon Siddiqui, Aug 8 2010,
http://www.thestar.com/article/845013--siddiqui-harper-s-ottawa-becomes-republican-la-la-land

Siddiqui, When you're right, you're right (morally that is).

The indicators leave little doubt that Harper and the Con's are not simply in 'Republican la-la land'. Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party that is running Canada and making decisions that affect all Canadians get their marching orders, as they say, and political analysis, policy instructions, strategies and even tactics (not the least of which is viscous personal character assassinations of anyone that dares stand up to them and their obstruction and disruption of the proper functioning of Parliament) for implementing their extremist right wing ideology from the extremist conservative Republican elements in the US, either directly or indirectly. Ask Harper what good books (and/or essays, memos, reports, briefs, directives, etc) he read on his 'holidays'.

And as you point out the similarities between Harper regime and the GW Bush regime are too close that even a statistical analysis by a de-rationalized StatsCan could not help but conclude the same.

You are also right (morally) to point out that all Canadians should " wonder what [Stephen Harper] plans to slash and burn to get there", especially those living Ontario.

You are also right (morally) to point out the connection between the Harper gang and the Harris gang, and conclude: "If you thought Harris wreaked devastation on Ontario, Harper may have bigger plans — and on a national scale", although I would use the future tense.

There is no room for Ontario in their Canada.

The solution is give Harper and his Con's the boot, and now, before he reeks more havoc on Canadian society. And you can bet'cha he's got something special planned for this Fall.

I posted to my blog (cicblog) on 25 May:
"It's hard to imagine that Harris dreamed it up himself (reality check: Mike Harris, single handedly in the 90's - early 2000's laid waste the Ontario infrastructure with a, typical, extreme right-wing heavy hand, resulting in tragedies like Walkerton, Ipperwash. Sorry, it wasn't exactly single handedly, he did have help from Jim Flaherty, John Baird, Tony Clement, Peter Van Loan, Guy Giorno)."

"These policies of Harper and the Con's are directed exactly for the benefit of their core of die-hard, right wing extremist supporters, epi-centre in Alberta. These supporters do not require logic they will support Harper no matter what.

This core of die-hard Con support is the important thing since they are the ones keeping Harper and the Con's in power. With their support Harper can introduce pretty much anything he wants that furthers his Con agenda and benefits his core support, to the detriment of Canada and Canadians as a whole. He will not lose the die-hards and perhaps even attract a few others hear and there - who knows even get a majority, God forbid.

This applies as long as the opposition remains so polarized. This, of course, explains Harper polices regarding the Long Form census, mega-billion dollar spending on 65 F35 jets, the G8-20 conference, increases in prisons for unreported crime, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

As long as these polices do not consolidate the opposition then Harper can take the position 'Canada be d[redacted]'."
(see my post to cicblog 06 Aug)

The solution is give Harper and his Con's the boot, and now, before he reeks more havoc on Canadian society. And you can bet'cha he's got something special planned for this Fall.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html