Canada through Stephen Harper's Eyes

[CHIMO]

Today, on the eve of another federal election, the NCC's web site says: "Is Canada today perfect? Far from it. Have we conservatives been able to accomplish everything we want? Not by a long shot. But we now have the people, the tools and the political will to help bring Canadians the government they deserve at a price they can afford."

Next week Stephen Harper will begin his fourth try at winning a majority government for the Conservative Party he welded together from its predecessors, the Reform Party and the Progressive Conservatives.We thought it might be a good time to run in its entirety the speech Harper gave to a June 1997 Montreal meeting of the right-wing U.S. Council for National Policy, in which he spoke frankly about the aspirations and criticisms he holds for Canada.]


Ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by giving you a big welcome to Canada. Let's start up with a compliment. You're here from the second greatest nation on earth. But seriously, your country, and particularly your conservative movement, is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world.

Now, having given you a compliment, let me also give you an insult. I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians.

http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/03/23/StephenHarpersEyes/

[CanSocDem]

1. "good time" indeed.

Out west the Con's have been running an ad questioning Iggy's national pride and his 'sucking up' to Americans. Bad as that is, some of Harpers quotes in this speech should be placed alongside to show who's really responsible for selling out Canada.

Bad enough that they sacrifice the public interest to private industry, but when they dump our interests to the well-heeled American Right, you know they have no conscience.

Timely post, indeed.

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