He was one to yell, when in opposition, that the Government had to be more transparent and accountable for their action.  Once in power, he has started closing the door on the Canadian public by first excluding the press.
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I'm willing to give Harper a chance.  I was actually relieved that he beat Paul Martin, because at that point, I was sick of the Liberals and their stench of corruption and broken promises in the House of Commons.\n\nI was disappointed that neither Jean Chretien nor Paul Martin were the least bit interested in repairing Candian relations with the United States (which, as I see it, are still in the toilet somewhat), which is why I also lost faith in Bush in the wake of all this Iraq war hoopla.  I'm still counting on Harper to fix this, but it's a shame he won a minority victory, so he's got "eagles" watching him, and he can't do whatever he wants in the H of C.  I'm still hopeful, though, and he's discussing this issue with his people to let him try his solutions.
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this would be interesting except for your last point.  Look at our system.  We already have one in place and its not working. The Executie Branch has gained a ton of power and the Leg and Jud brances have lost their power.  It's become about helping each other out instead of maintaining balance.  Otherwise your outline exists in Canada.
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Blair is as slippery as an eel. He seems to get away with everything by blaming other people. This whole government are a load of slime balls who are full of sleaze and spin. There is too much cronyism in government as well that should be routed out. That Blair is involved in any illegal or dubious shenanigans, should be by determined by a legal body not connected with government, and the full might of the law be brought to bear if found guilty. Just as they would do with any ordinary citizen.
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Ignatieff is the favourite. Dryden might of been a good choice if he had a bit more experience.  Joe Fontana was rumoured to be running, but he decided against it...his 20+ years in local and federal politics would have been a plus.Only other choice would be Dalton McGuinty.Otherwise, the Liberals are in trouble. Whomever is picked won't stand a chance against Harper as they will be unproven. Harper will win the next election in a majority.
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They interviewed McCarty between periods and he said before the game he talked to his friends on the Wings, joked with them, had a good visit but the second he steps on the ice they are no longer his friends. They are the opposition.  It was not fun roughing.
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The best reason is because your just like us here in Canada when it comes to elections. We know the people running are just a bunch of liars who will say anything to get elected and don't really care about us or the country. \n  The result is we don't bother looking into what the the parties stand for or what they want to do with thier term in office. That leads to low voter turn out and some scum bag gets elected to the highest office in the land with less than 50% of the qualified voters actually voting for him/her. Same **** every time.\n  But keep this in mind as long as you vote you have the right to complain, if you didn't vote SHUT THE HELL UP!!!
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From the accounts I read he is trying to get back his previous support but his crowds get thinner and thinner.  I understand he is going to swear himself in as the legitimate President and try to stop the real President elect from taking office in December.  However, I understand people are getting tired of it and I suspect he might have done better to have accepted the cabinet seat and a pivotal role, when he could have positioned himself for the next election.
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Well, his first task will be to get a majority. As we have seen minority governments can be defeated on the slightest whim. Then he can start to tackle the problems.
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Some things I agree on, others I disagree. Other than that, I don't really care. People in power can try to please everyone, but that rarely works. Plus, I don't think he's that bad. Blame the media for all the negative news since its usually "the juicy stuff is the bad news".
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Oh, you know he did it. That's why he resigned. An innocent man would stay in and fight the good fight. Watch out for gay bashers, because they are usually gay bashing for a reason - ie, to keep people from looking at what they do.
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See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harper
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I watched and I assume reporters must be paid by how dumb their questions are.  One asked if he would fire the V.P. (I think it's a great idea but) one would think that a reporter in the national press core would have the smarts to know you can't fire the V.P., impeach yes but fire no.  I'm sure the Pres was not in the best of moods and, as is the way most people would react, he didn't act the best.
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Once when Pierre Elliot Trudeau was to make a speech in the Canadian Parliament he recited Desiderata instead. He was a very brilliant but strange Prime Minister.
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I think what happened is some one of hispanic background pissed Bush off so now (because he has the power) he wants all hispanics out. Where the fence on the Canadian side???
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He can be a jerk at times, but I don't think he's as bad as he's made out to be. The news media has fueled the perception by publicizing how he doesn't get along with them, but they (the media) can themselves sometimes be part of the problem.
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It looks a little scary but the citizens of this country still have the power, just ask the former Gov of CA. protest and crying do not fix things but action will. After a large public outcry the Government is finally addressing the borders and if they think their job is at stake they will do more. We as citizens need to us the tools given to us by our constitution and if need be impeach elected officials. We rule not them they are just our voice.
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If you want to keep your job you don't usually attack the incumbent party and PM! I would have thought it's as a result of tory lobbying and the police's recognition that they'll be in power in the next couple of year.