Terror arrests give novice leader election boost (Harper)

AFTER borrowing heavily from John Howard's election campaign rulebook to win January's election, Canada's novice Conservative Party Government suddenly has some real-life terrorists to help it win the next one.

The 12 men and five youths arrested by the Mounties at the weekend may well be extremely bad people with murderous intentions, but for Stephen Harper's Tories they have arrived like a 50-1 winner in the last race, or like the Tampa did for Howard in 2001.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19362704-2703,00.html

Something smells in Ottawa

Ironically, it is the policies of those rightwing governments that have put their people in harm's way.

I guess Canadians are ready for dose of neocon administration and machismo. And Harper clearly is waisting no time in emulating the b* mis-administration in its pronouncements. I expect the resurgence of the rethuglican party to come north of the border with the help of the new poodle!

This particular investigation started more than 2 1/2 years ago, long before he got in.

The only thing you could give him credit for is not stopping the investigation.

Two statements from him the day after the arrests blubbering on about how we're targets because of our "values" and how his "new government" will protect us.

Funny.

Take it from me.

Canadians have no problem with arresting terrorists. Seeing a politician monopolize on it is another thing.

We've watched it all go down in the USA, so any shades of that will sink Harpers boat immediately.

I guess this is the kind of "analysis" we can expect from the other side of the world.

The Harper government has not been in power long enough to have ever concieved such a plot. The reasons are, because there is no Liberal leader.
BTW, I doubt the poll reflects much truth, this just happened yesterday.

There haven't been any polls that put him higher than 38%, the majority of Canadians don't support the extension of the mission in Afghanistan nor do they support Harper's stance on Kyoto.

Most Canadians oppose Tories on Afghanistan, Kyoto, new poll suggests

OTTAWA (CP) - The Conservative government has the support of just four out of 10 Canadians for its decision to extend the military mission in Afghanistan for another two years, a new poll indicates.

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As for Kyoto, 59 per cent nationally said the accord is important for Canada and the country should not withdraw from the treaty. Thirty-one per cent said it doesn't matter if Ottawa sticks to the deal, as long as there is an alternative plan in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Other figures from the same survey period, released previously, indicated the Conservatives were the party of choice for 38 per cent of respondents, compared with 29 per cent for the Liberals, 21 for the NDP and eight for the Bloc Quebecois nationally. In Quebec, the Bloc had a 35-31 edge over the second-place Tories.

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Especially since they DON'T EVEN HAVE A FUCKING SEAT IN PARLAIMENT

He's got all the facts and figures, but comes to the wrong conclusion about Canadians' attitude about Harper.

And Canadians don't want "tough leaders", we want smart ones.

And Harper ain't one of the smart ones.