HarperCrit Watch ... Installment XVII

In yet another stunning example of the CPC Government's hypocrisy, we are treated to the media being pushed away from the arrival of dead soldiers' remains when they are returned from Afghanistan.

Yet again, we see the Harper government's actions mimicking their masters in Washington - in this case, trying to hide the consequences of government actions from the people. BushCo has worked very hard to make it nearly impossible for the press to get anywhere near the aircraft that have returned several thousand US soldiers killed in Iraqi operations. Apparently, HarperCrit thinks we shouldn't know what's happening. Remember, there's nothing like seeing the nation's youth returned in coffin after coffin to bring home the impact of engaging in wars.

Following up on that little bit of BushCo emulation, we are treated to this story on Softwood Lumber. Apparently we are getting close to a "framework within which to negotiate a settlement" - whatever that means. Given the utterly revolting sycophancy that HarperCrit and Mackay have shown towards BushCo, I can imagine just what's really happening here - and I doubt very much that it will be to Canada's benefit.

As if to complete the picture, Canada appears to be creating its own Guantanamo Bay style detention facility. The "security certificate" model that the Liberals put forward in the wake of 9/11 has always bothered me, and continues to really irritate me as an utter violation of due process before the law. In creating the 'security certificate', we created a second class of justice and process that is indeterminate and unreasonable. The rules are sketchy and vague, and essentially we are holding people without access to due process or charges before the law. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? I'll put money that HarperCrit will not do anything to address this problem - after all, it's not like Washington has done anything about Guano Bay, have they?