[news] Figuring Out Stephen Harper

[Mostly Water - mostlywater.org = news.resist.ca]

by Greg Albo and Cy Gonick; May 08, 2006 - The Bullet/Canadian Dimension 

The January 2006 Federal election results in Canada unexpectedly yielded a minority Conservative Government. The 'great moving right show' is having yet another run. In Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canada now has the most ideologically committed neoliberal in power since Margaret Thatcher. The five priorities Harper has announced - an accountability package; a cut in the GST; a market-based childcare system; a law and order agenda centred on sentencing; and a reduction in healthcare wait times through increased delivery flexibility - all reflect these commitments.

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