Once Again

I've Said it before and I'll say it again:

Harper is Scary!

A Vote for the Liberals is a Vote against Harper... Every seat he doesn't take is one step further away from letting this monster in control!

"Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack o­n our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society…It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff." (BC Report Newsmagazine, January 11, 1999)

yes... let us go back to a time where blacks, and women couldn't vote... human rights are a terrible idea... how could we ever let them interfere with the democratic running of this nation!

“But I'm very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don't believe in imposing values upon people.” (National Post, March 6, 2004)

I take that to mean he doesn't intend on imposing his beliefs on you so long as you are a heterosexual WASP (white anglo-saxon protestant) who doesnt support abortions and make large amounts of money from the oil industry... otherwise I don;t think this quote applies to us...

“These proposals included cries for billions of new money for social assistance in the name of “child poverty” and for more business subsidies in the name of “cultural identity”. In both cases I was sought out as a rare public figure to oppose such projects.” (The Bulldog, National Citizens Coalition, February 1997)

Fuck the children... go corporations go!!!

“After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn’t mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It’s a dogma which o­ne is supposed to accept without question. … [M]ake no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been...As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions.” (Calgary Sun, May 6, 2001)

Phew... at least we wont have to worry about him winning any seats in Quebec

“It is imperative to take the initiative, to build firewalls around Alberta, to limit the extent to which an aggressive and hostile federal government can encroach upon legitimate provincial jurisdiction.” (National Post, January 24, 2001, “Open Letter to Ralph Klein”)

Cuz regionalism is a good thing in a federalist democracy....

“If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away… This is o­ne more reason why Westerners, but Albertans in particular, need to think hard about their future in this country. After sober reflection, Albertans should decide that it is time to seek a new relationship with Canada. …Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it. It is to take the bricks and begin building another home – a stronger and much more autonomous Alberta. It is time to look at Quebec and to learn. What Albertans should take from this example is to become “maitres chez nous”. (National Post, December 8, 2000)

Is anyone else tired of the mentality of any albertan in power that somehow, because of the natural resources which are available, we are entitled to a lot more than we currently get? WE DID NOTHING TO GET THE OIL!!! NOTHING!!! Just because we have it does not mean we are special...

“Whether Canada ends up as o­ne national government or two national governments or several national governments, or some other kind of arrangement is, quite frankly, secondary in my opinion… And whether Canada ends up with o­ne national government or two governments or ten governments, the Canadian people will require less government no matter what the constitutional status or arrangement of any future country may be.” (Speech to the Colin Brown Memorial Dinner, National Citizens Coalition, 1994)

We don't need no stinking Canada!!!

"There is a dependence in the region [Eastern Canada] that breeds a culture of defeatism," (CBC News, May 30, 2002)

Uh-huh... Okay... so no seats in the maritimes either...

"I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there is a culture of defeat that we have to overcome. …Atlantic Canada's culture of defeat will be hard to overcome as long as Atlantic Canada is actually physically trailing the rest of the country." (New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, May 29, 2002)

Does he have any idea about the history of Canada... does the collapse of the fishing idustry ring a bell? This is not a self induced state of mind...

"There's unfortunately a view of too many people in Atlantic Canada that it's o­nly through government favours that there's going to be economic progress, or that's what you look to …That kind of can't-do attitude is a problem in this country but it's obviously more serious in regions that have had have-not status for a long time." (Toronto Sun, May 31, 2002)

Silly maritimers are getting it bad from this guy...

“I've taken my position and frankly it's the same position that I took all through the [Alliance] leadership race. I delivered [speeches] everywhere I went, including in the Maritime provinces o­n several occasions, about the spirit of defeatism in the country and what drives it and how we have to address it.” (National Post, May 31, 2002)

Yes yes, we get it... we're defeated...

"I think there is a dangerous rise in defeatist sentiment in this country. I have said that repeatedly, and I mean it and I believe it." (Ottawa Citizen, June 3, 2002)

Yes yes, we get it... we're defeated...

“Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its economy and social services to mask its second-rate status…” (National Post, Dec. 8 2000 p. A18)

We are THE ONLY idustrialized nation in surplus position... This is in lieu of us having some of the best and well funded social institutions... Damn rights I'm going to boast that my nation has an economy stronger than that of nations 10x it's size...

“I think in parts of the Prairies we are increasingly seeing similar views that there is no hope, there is no way forward, all we can do is negotiate with the party in power. So I think in any region where you have sustained under-development or lack of growth for a long period of time, this starts to develop… I'd say frankly, generally the kind of can't-do attitude is a problem in this country but it's obviously more serious in regions that have had have-not status for a long time.” (Toronto Star, May 30, 2002)

I should put this up with the other quotes... but I wont...

"You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)

There is no such thing as a Canadian ghetto... his use of the word is insulting... Especially with his implication that only people that live in ghettos would vote for the liberals... In BC (where 8 of the 14 liberal seats west of ontario were won) the seats were in the expensive areas of Vancouver and the whole of Victoria... there goes that theory... Of course if you're a WASP, and you don't vote conservative, there must be something wrong with you, right?

"We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs. I believe that in the next election we got to propose a radical departure from this." (Global News, February 24, 2002)

But as long as this region is Alberta, this mindset is justified... right?

Harper incorrectly predicted that the annual cuts of up to $19-20 billion to federal expenditures proposed by the Reform Party would not be sufficient to eliminate the federal deficit:

On the Iraq War:

“I don't know all the facts o­n Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans.” (Report Newsmagazine, March 25 2002)

Why the hell does a person who can't be bothered to learn about the invasion of a foreign nation even consider himself elegible for the leadership of a nation?

“We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters.'' (Canadian Press Newswire, April 11, 2003)

Now that we know more about what has happened, and surprise surprise there is oil in Iraq (who would have guessed that stability in the oil fields was a reason for invading), would he still have backed the US... or was it all for the humanity of it all (cuz using napalm to burn down an entire city is a very humane thing to do)

“On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction. In our judgment, it was much more fundamental. It was the removing of a regime that was hostile, that clearly had the intention of constructing weapons systems. … I think, frankly, that everybody knew the post-war situation was probably going to be more difficult than the war itself. Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took.” (Maclean’s, August, 25, 2003)

Oh! I get it... we should have gone in so that we could take advantage of the rebuilding process and... well... the oil...

“The world is now unipolar and contains o­nly o­ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. In this context, given our common values and the political, economic and security interests that we share with the United States, there is now no more important foreign policy interest for Canada than maintaining the ability to exercise effective influence in Washington so as to advance unique Canadian policy objectives.” (Canadian Alliance Defence Policy Paper: The New North Strong and Free, May 5, 2003)

Wow... someone is influenced by Anne Coulture, eh? America says so... so we should follow... lest the roll over and smother us in their sleep...

“This party will not take its position based o­n public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based o­n focus groups. We will not take a stand based o­n phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion… In my judgment Canada will eventually join with the allied coalition if war o­n Iraq comes to pass. The government will join, notwithstanding its failure to prepare, its neglect in co-operating with its allies, or its inability to contribute. In the end it will join out of the necessity created by a pattern of uncertainty and indecision. It will not join as a leader but unnoticed at the back of the parade.” (Hansard, January 29, 2003)

uh...huh

“While there are Canadians who oppose the invasion, Harper said, they are a minority, as are those who are anti-American. It certainly exists. But in fairness, there's an anti-American sentiment among the American left in the United States itself. We have some of that here. But that's a minority sentiment.'” o­nly in Quebec, with its “pacifist tradition,” are most people opposed to the war, Harper said. “Outside of Quebec, I believe very strongly the silent majority of Canadians is strongly supportive.” (Halifax Daily News, April 4, 2003)

I knew it... I don't support the war because Im french... wait a second... thats not right...

"we support the war effort and believe we should be supporting our troops and our allies and be there with them doing everything necessary to win" (Montreal Gazette, April 2, 2003)

We should support our allies ONLY when they are doing something worth supporting... Our allies could not adequately justify their invasion, so we did not join them...

“I will strive to make this not the highest-spending country in the world, but instead the lowest taxing o­ne.” (Speech at the Conservative Leadership Convention, March 19, 2004)

*sigh*

“We must aim to make [Canada] a lower tax jurisdiction than the United States.” (Vancouver Province, April 6, 2004)

We pay more in taxes, they pay more in user fees... If you want the services, you have to pay for them...