US Spying Could Happen Here

The latest scandal to plague the Bush White House should not go unnoticed up here in the Great White North. The Washington Times and the CATO institute recently endorsed Harper because he is anti-Kyoto, pro-Iraq war, and would be more pro-Bush than Tony Blair. Harper disagreed with the article but didn't really explain why he is different then Bush other than the issue on softwood lumber.

Canada and the US are moving in opposite directions. Canada is becoming more progressive and the US is becoming more isolated and rigidly conservative. Some Canadian conservatives are in love with the US because they want a social conservative government, they want to declare war on muslim countries, they don't believe in global warning, and are willing to go into deficit for unrestrained tax cuts.

Many conservatives have criticized the liberals for hiding behind the charter. Randy White sinked the conservatives last election for his comment "to hell with the courts". Do Canadians want a government in power that believes they are above the law? With Stockwell Day as foreign affairs minister to you believe he will upheld Canada's international treaty obligations? Canadians shouldn't assume that the conservatives will restrain themselves because the Canadian public doesn't want any government to use the notwithstanding clause. If Canadians elect a conservative government they must realize they are not electing the liberal party minus the sponsorship scandal. They will be electing Stephen Harpen, a man with well known social conservative views and a deep love for a republican United States. Does Canada want a prime minister or a George Bush-like King?