tj444
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Oh he is not a clone of Bush, he just has been demonized by some Canadians and media. Canada is the mouse next to the elephant and it needs a strong Prime Minister, not a wishy washy one like some of the previous PMs. Harper is the only one strong enough. Jack Layton scares the poop outta me with his plan to tax and spend. He is an NDPer from BC and when the NDP was in power in British Columbia they killed the economy there thru their mis-management, ineptness and favoritism to big unions. It was disgusting and demoralizing. As a result of what they did there, BC became a have-not province and had to go on bended knee begging Ottawa for handouts. People and business left in droves for Alberta and other provinces. Imo, if the NDP ever becomes the governing party for Canada, they will do the very same thing to the whole country as what they did to BC. When public employees contracts come up for renewal, the unions will get their payday when the NDP give in to their demands. In other words, what is happening in California with public sector workers will happen in Canada under the NDP. In California the govt is so broke its had to handout IOUs, its had to cut days off for education cuz it cant afford to pay the teachers, it has cut offices down like DMV which are closed on Fridays, it is telling the unions, we dont got the $ to pay those pensions in a few years when those employees retire. I dont want that kind of debacle to happen to Canada. Harper isnt perfect and some people will not like some of what he has to do but no politician can be all things to all people. Anyway, I like him, I dont necessarily agree and support everything he does but he does do more for the country than previous PMs. He wouldnt have been able to hold a miniority govt for 5 years and now in a majority for another 4 years if he didnt do a pretty good job, especially keeping Canadas economy humming when other countries are going broke, etc. Just my opinion on the whole thing.
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