A high-handed bully called Harper has brought this upon the nation.
Three leaders from three parties with different views have been driven to forming a coalition against their first impulses by this unpleasant and dangerous man.
Just the rhetoric Harper is now using displays for all thinking people his poor character.
He's intelligent enough to know the charges he is hurling are cheap "sound bites" appealing to various Canadians who do not understand this perfectly legal working of Parliament.
This is government by a manipulative liar, a man with a natural bent to authoritarian government.
We all know Harper was perfectly happy to have the Bloc's support for whatever it was he wanted.
He even signed an agreement with them to topple the Martin government.
Now, suddenly, they are ghastly people.
In fact, the Bloc is currently working for the best interests of Canada despite their basic philosophy. At any rate they are a legal part of Parliament entitled to behave in any legal way that other parties do.
They and the other coalition parties represent the majority of Canadian voters, the landslide majority at well over 60% of the vote.
Harper is simply a liar when he says anything else.
What is so sad, judging from some comments here and in other places, is that there appears to be large numbers of Canadians - poorly educated Canadians and perhaps many new immigrants - who simply do not understand how parliamentary government works.
If it weren't for this fairly widespread ignorance, Harper's efforts to hurl half-truths and lies would be hopeless.
Also, importantly, do we demonstrate and rile up people with slogans when the Supreme Court is to make an important decision? Of course not. We don't want a Supreme Court ruled by yelling mobs.
And it is precisely the same for a decision by the Governor General. Hers is a legal and binding decision to be made with regard to our Constitution and traditions and parliamentary rules. She is not running a popularity contest, and, good God, we hope she is not deciding from intimidation.
That way lies insanity, yet that seems clearly the direction Harperites are pushing us towards. Absolutely irresponsible.
Demonstrations in front of the Governor General's house much resemble the ugly stuff of Right Wing Americans demonstrating at a doctor's house over abortion or intimidating women attending a clinic.
It is completely inappropriate. As are Harper's behavior and statements.
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I just wonder do some people forget how dreadful Harper has been for this country?
We have a story in this same newspaper tending to confirm what many knew, that Mulroney took bribes and lied and took money from the government on false pretences.
All Harper has done with this nasty business is to bury it.
Just as he has done with the Cadman affair, a very serious business indeed.
As he did with the shameful behavior of his former foreign minister.
And do people forget how Harper has belittled the leader of the opposition with name-calling and cartoons rather than arguing with sound arguments?
And do people forget how this nasty man, Harper, said that Canadians questioning the horrid bloody policies of Israel were anti-Semitic?
And do they forget how Harper blamed UN observers doing their jobs for Israel's deliberate killing of them - including a brave Canadian officer - during its illegal invasion of Lebanon?
Do they forget Harper never corrected his deputy when he insulted a woman in Parliament and lied about it?
This man has no character. None. And he’s going out of his way to prove it now.
Harper leaving a late session of Parliament.
