Toronto Star: Harper’s Ottawa becomes Republican la-la land

[marmar]

When you have finished laughing at Stockwell Day — for building jails for criminals he cannot find — think of the failed American regime of crime and punishment.

To his estimated $9 billion expenditure, add the $1 billion bill for security at the G20 summit and the $16 billion purchase of F-35s in an untendered contract.

Stack such expenses against Stephen Harper’s commitment to halve the $54 billion debt in five years, and wonder what he plans to slash and burn to get there.

Think also of his decisions to weaken the national census and kill Statistics Canada surveys that measured the impact of government policies on Canadians, especially the poor and the vulnerable.

Throw in his silencing of independent watchdogs, from the parliamentary budget officer to the RCMP ombud, and axing funds to advocacy groups monitoring the government.

We can see where the Prime Minister is going. How he’s getting there we can glean from his ideological, authoritarian, secretive, even demagogic, methodology. He and his ministers do not want to be burdened with facts and logic in order to do what they want. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/stephenharper/article/845013--siddiqui-harper-s-ottawa-becomes-republican-la-la-land?bn=1

[rurallib]

1. It's like a disease isn't it?

[gratuitous]

2. Don't like the polls? Shoot the pollster

Mr. Harper seems to have been an apt pupil of our very own slash-and-burn Republicans.

[marmar]

5. A blander, somewhat smarter version of *

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[SpiralHawk]

3. Republicon La La Land

Fer sure. All fear and hate and trash the natural environment -- and More More More Tax Cuts for the Rich !!!

Wow. Just freakin wow.

[Spazito]

4. Mr. Siddiqui absolutely nails it in his editorial...

The harper cabal's poll numbers are dropping as more Canadians are paying closer attention to what they are doing and getting a better understanding of their REAL agenda.

The Opposition parties need to stiffen their spines, get together and cause this government to fall, the sooner the better.