Under the rule of Stephen Harper it is a scary time to live in this country!
Party of One.1
In this book Michael Harris... "Provides a scathing indictment of a prime minister determined to remake Canada." 2 "Harris argues that Harper is more than a master of controlling information; he is a profoundly anti-democratic figure." 3 In the text Harris reviews many of the things that have been done to us since he was elected with a majority and that was bad enough; the book would have been a lot longer if Harris had started from when he was first elected!
In the final chapter of the book Harris makes this reference to Atwood and follows it directly by Farley Mowat's clarification:
"...I asked about Margaret Atwood's comment that Stephen Harper's modus operandi was "Stalinist." Stalin had small balls compared to this guy. Stephen Harper is probably the most dangerous human being ever elevated to power in Canada. How the population has acquiesced in following this son of a bitch, and to let him take over their lives, I'll never know. You have to create warrior nations, they are not born. They have to be made. It is the preliminary step of a tyrant. And this son of a bitch incited Canada into becoming a warrior nation." 4 In fact, according to Ibbitson, "In the past nine years, we have had boots on the ground or fighters in the air..."5
With that as a background I have to wonder why almost everyone I speak to says, when asked, 'There is no way that he will be reelected!', but the polls show that his support is still quite strong. With the two opposition parties splitting the vote it seems that there is a good chance he will be reelected and possibly with a majority.
I am asking myself if Canada is a country I really want to live in?
What do you think? I would very much like to know - Please send me your thoughts by using the 'contact us' below! With your permission I will add your comments to this page as feedback.
Please keep checking back for updates. I am committed to continuing to maintain this page as long as there is feedback and at least until the fall election.
Bob
As a quick update:
On April 6, 2015 rabble.ca has an audio of a presentation featuring Michael Harris (above) and Donald Gurstein called "The Inconvenient Truth about Harper's Canada". It is about one hour in length but worth listening to. Check it out by clicking here:
PS: In response to one suggestion I have added a list of issues. I will add any suggestion you may have to the list and expand on any issues listed from your comments; again with your permission.
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1. Michael Harris, Stephen Harper and Canada's Radical Makeover: Party of ONE (Viking: Penguin Canada Books Inc., 2014).
2. Harris, Party of One, flysheet.
3. Harris, Party of One, flysheet.
4. Harris, Party of One, 483.
5. "The Harper Effect," John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail, Global Focus, Feb. 7, 2015, F6
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UD July 13, 2015