Stephen Harper

Some goof ball from the U of Toronto it seems started this facebook page, Stephen Harper’s Last Day as Prime Minister Which is fine in a democracy and all but they could get some better facts. Course in Toronto there’s a law against looking at facts other than from the left side. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=60190098992&ref=nf In the most recent economic and fiscal update, we learned Harper’s plan for the economy: -Cancel (”modernize”) the right to equal pay for women So in the first few lines they are wrong on a number of levels. They learned and voted for the plan in the crown speach. this right ... Read Full Story

Surprising for me maybe he wore her out with logic. http://www.ctv.ca Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean has approved Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s request to suspend Parliament, agreeing to put the government on hold until the end of January. Harper addressed the media at just before noon after about two-and-a-half hours of meetings at Rideau Hall. The Governor General agreed to prorogue Parliament following his advice, Harper said. He said the decision reflects the will of Canadians. “Last Friday I asked Canadians to give us their opinion on the parliamentary situation. That feedback has been overwhelming and very clear. They want the Canadian government to continue ... Read Full Story

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a news conference following his Conservative Party's minority victory in the Canadian federal election, October 15, 2008 in Calgary, Canada. (Photo by Mike Ridewood/Getty Images North America) I don't know what kind of stunt Stephen Harper is trying to pull here, but someone should tell him it's flat out disrespectful to wear a Canadian flag lapel pin after winning an election. It takes some real gall for such a prominent politician to thumb his nose at the American public and toss the American flag aside like so much used trash. Doesn't he know there are only three weeks ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / CANADIAN NEWS , COURT NEWS , ENVIRONMENT , PRESS RELEASE / Stephen Harper Has Crossed The Line -Urgent: Support the Coalition for Canada December 2, 2008 OTTAWA, CANADA(RushPRNews)12/02/08 -Stephen Harper has crossed the line, and opposition parties are asking the Governor General to accept a new coalition government! Click here to sign the petition , send a message, make a phone call, and counter Harper’s PR blitz attacking the coalition: Take Action Now Acting if he had a majority government, Stephen Harper has tried to exploit the economic crisis to push through a series of aggressively partisan and ideological proposals ... Read Full Story

In a recent speech to mark the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel, Canadian PM Stephen Harper suggested that hatred for the state of Israel is tantamount to hatred for the Jewish people: "Unfortunately, Israel at 60 remains a country under threat - threatened by those groups and regimes who deny to this day its right to exist ... And why? Make no mistake, look beyond the thinly veiled rationalizations: Because they hate Israel, just as they hate the Jewish people." To characterize Israel as a "Jewish state" without any qualification, raises questions about Harper's Zionist sympathies and evangelical affiliations. Israel is not ... Read Full Story