Stephen Harper On Canada - On Election Day
"Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it. Canadians make no connection between the fact that they are a Northern European welfare state and the fact that we have very low economic growth, a standard of living substantially lower than yours, a massive brain drain of young professionals to your country, and double the unemployment rate of the United States."
- Stephen Harper, then vice-president of the National Citizens Coalition, in a June 1997 Montreal meeting of the Council for National Policy, a right-wing American think tank.
"Your country [the USA], and particularly your conservative movement, is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world."
-Stephen Harper, then vice-president of the National Citizens Coalition, in a June 1997 Montreal meeting of the Council for National Policy, a right-wing American think tank.
"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, led by a second-world strongman appropriately suited for the task."
- Stephen Harper in his article "It is time to seek a new relationship with Canada," December 12th, 2000.
"A culture of defeat..."
- Stephen Harper, describing the Atlantic provinces, May 2001.
"In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don't feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don't feel bad about it themselves, as long as they're receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance."
-Stephen Harper, then vice-president of the National Citizens Coalition, in a June 1997 Montreal meeting of the Council for National Policy, a right-wing American think tank.
"What we clearly need is experimentation with market reforms and private delivery options [in health care]."
- Stephen Harper, then President of the NCC, 2001.
"We also support the exploration of alternative ways to deliver health care. Moving toward alternatives, including those provided by the private sector, is a natural development of our health care system."
- Stephen Harper, Toronto Star, October 2002.
Let's face it, Stephen Harper HATES Canada the way it is! He wants it to be ideologically more like the Bush's America! DO NOT VOTE CONSERVATIVE ... please!
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Having read your entry I have to ask: "And people want him as leader?"
It's enough to make a person weep for his nation's future.
Posted by Anonymous | 8:34 am, October 14, 2008
BUCKDOG NEEDS YOUR HELP!
I am looking for someone who lives in Atlantic Canada - Quebec - Ontario to help me tonight.
Since the polls will close and votes will be counted hours before we here in the West finish voting .... I am looking for anyone who is willing to email me information on results from your area as well as in the East.
I will treat ALL emails received in TOTAL CONFIDENCE and will not share your names etc.
You can reach me at the following email ... and I look forward to hearing from you!
leftdog@hushmail.com
THANKS!
LD
Regina
Posted by leftdog | 1:18 pm, October 14, 2008
Hey leftdog,
Why not check out the stats on the CBC site? Very fast and up-to-the-minute stats.
Posted by Sonia Levesque | 10:07 pm, October 14, 2008
Hey, why aren't we reminded of these quotes at least a dozen times every election??
Oh wait a minute ... WE ARE.
Posted by Robert Vollman | 11:15 am, October 15, 2008