As I fell out of bed at 05:30 this morning, there was some commentary on CBC News about the election - and in particular Stephen Harper's "Priorities".
[Update]: This article just showed up on the CBC's calgary website. Anyone who thinks that the CPC isn't about to take a turn 'hard aright' on social issues is seriously deluded.
Notably missing from Mr. Harper's little list was the usual assortment of social conservative issues - gay rights, abortion, marriage law etc. Given that he kicked off the election on the gay marriage issue, the TheoCons have been oddly silent the last few weeks.
However, waking to Link Byfield being interviewed on CBC is its own unique form of early morning trauma. If what I heard is anything to go by, we can expect the TheoCons to come frothing to the surface after a Conservative government has been in power for a couple of months.
It makes me shudder to think about Harper anywhere near 24 Sussex, but given the current polling situation, it's conceivable. Harper's done much better "staying on message" than in the past, and the greater mass of voters aren't always cognizant of what isn't being said.
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On the bright side, the best that Harper or Martin can hope for is a minority government. With the CPC having no natural allies in the house, that should tend to moderate their actions. It won't of course, and Canada will see what the CPC is truely made of.
JN
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