Rick

In the 16 years that Conservatives have been in office since 1963, they have run just two surpluses – the first two years of the Harper government. These surpluses were inherited from the Paul Martin government that, together with the previous Chrétien government, ran nine consecutive years of surpluses.

The Harperites took a $13.8-billion surplus inherited from the Martin government and made it a $5.8-billion deficit in 2008. Since then, the Harperites have presided over $111-billion in deficits.

This record does not suggest a government fixated on frugality, which after all just gets people mad when programs are cut or services are reduced.

And apparently they love to speak out of both sides of their mouths...



http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/tory-ministers-splash-cash-across-canada/article4392975/

While Canadians took to Twitter to express love for their country this July 1, they also took aim at Prime Minister Stephen Harper with an abundance of tweets critiquing his policies and his party.
#DenounceHarper was trending on Twitter in Canada on Sunday and the hashtag was second only to #HappyCanadaDay.
From Bill C-38 and its impact on Canada’s environmental policies, to the robocall scandal to the seal hunt, Canadians held little back when it came expressing their disdain for the prime minister.
A Twitter user going by the name @jabest tweeted: “#DenounceHarper for ignoring doctors, scientists, economists, statisticians, the opposition & the Canadian people before passing legislation.”

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.c...9#ixzz1zT7aL6g3


Then of course there's the http://www.yourruler.com/ online thing where Harper is the most hated leader out of 194 countries in the world

He's even got Putin beat by 3-1 on being the most vile hated leader...  

Does anyone else see the warning signs of a future civil war brewing in this country whether it be based on regional boundaries such as Alberta vs the east, or the right wing extremists currently in power vs the working class left.

Citizens who really want a national portrait gallery in Ottawa can rest easy. The government already has one.

All you need to get in is a Commons security pass, a Conservative party membership and a keen desire to view exclusive pictures of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, exclusively.

Conservative MPs confirmed yesterday what Green party leader Elizabeth May and Macleans.ca blogger Kady O'Malley reported on their cyberspace sites.

Photographs of Mr. Harper in various poses, at various sites, are hung throughout the private and cosy government lobby of the House of Commons.

Ms. May and Ms. O'Malley were surprised and a bit speechless when they saw the exhibit recently as guest Commons Speakers during a youth Parliament.

"When you walk in the door, all you see are pictures of Stephen Harper," said Ms. May

"I'd say between every window, in every available space of the wall, at eye level, every available space has a photo of Stephen Harper."

Two words spring to mind to describe someone that narcissistic, mentally unstable.



http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=9c6b53f6-f0a2-4eca-93bb-559023144731

It appears that the new $1.2 billion state-of-the art RCMP facility in Surrey , British Columbia will have 'alcohol-a-flowing' day and night.
Vancouver -based investigative reporter Bob Mackin has learned that the builders have applied for a primary liquor licence for the 76,162-square foot facility, scheduled for completion in 2013.
The new RCMP officers' mess, he says, hopes to serve beer Sundays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to midnight and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/billion-dollar-surrey-rcmp-facility-serving-booze-214541635.html


Somebody had better lock up the tasers.