Rightist in America are falling all over themselves with joy, after 12 years of Liberal Party rule in Canada, the Conservatives are again in power, though at the helm of a minority government, thus requiring a junior party, such as the Bloc Quebecois or the New Democrats. The Conservatives have gone through a period of significant hemorrhaging over the past decade. The Conservatives briefly split into two factions, the Alliance (previously the Reform Party) and the original Progressive-Conservative Party, only recently reunited to form a solid front against an increasing corrupt Liberal government, first under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and then Paul Martin. Not only have the Liberals labored under a lingering cloud of corruption, but to distract voters from their ongoing failures they have sewn the seeds of anti-Americanism, not unlike their European counterparts, in a pitiful attempt to maintain their hold on power.
For years this strategy worked, during the last election the Liberals rode a tide of anti-American jealousy all the way to another election victory. More recently, the outgoing liberal government of Paul Martin even attempted to blame a rise in gang violence on the US, perhaps this foolish step was too much even for the brainwashed Canadian electorate to take. In yesterday’s election the Canadian electorate, finally dislodged the distraction prone liberal failures. The new Prime Minister designate, Stephen Harper, is cut from a different cloth than outgoing Paul Martin, he is a 46-year-old economist with plans to boost the economy and improve relations with the US.
Dare we say it, but Mr. Harper will most assuredly fail. The Canadian public has been brainwashed for 12 years and as long as Bush is in power, Mr. Harper will be under intense pressure to distance himself from the US, he may even be tempted to blame America from time to time for Canada’s failures. Once a population has become dependent on increasingly leftist policies, like Canada, it becomes extremely difficult to wean them off, witness the fact that today’s’ GOP is just as much the party of big government as the Democrats ever were. We must also realize that while the Conservatives have gained the upper hand in the Canadian parliament, they did not when a majority, only a plurality, which will require a collation partner, probably the New Democrats, the Bloc Quebecois will not join a government so opposed to Quebec succession as the Conservatives.
Nationally, the Conservatives only won 36% of the vote, meaning nearly 2/3 of Canadians do not embrace the conservative agenda of lower taxes and a tough stance on crime. What this means is Canada’s ruling coalition will have a weak platform from which to govern. We give Canada’s new government 2 years before they again fall from power, the lure of socialism has become too great for some Canadians and they will soon maneuver to bring back the liberals, with or without their corruption.
http://www.canada.com/national/features/decisioncanada/index.html
