Conservative majority means gutting of Canada as we know it

With Stephen Harper’s Conservatives hovering around the majority mark and the Liberals lying comatose, the chips will fall where they may.  Conservative teetering on the brink of unchecked power is sending chills down the spines of many Canadians.

A Conservative majority will mean the dismantling of many of the compassionate programs that help many Canadians maintain a small level of dignity.  These are programs that we decided we wanted as part of our society, certain things should not be the exclusive domain of the elite.  

This does not mean rich galas for those on social assistance, it means a bag of potatoes for the single mother, a breakfast before beginning the school day.

 

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The Conservative agenda has already tipped it’s hand slightly with cuts to the arts and the GST.

We all know that the Conservatives completely loathe the idea of doling out dollars to artists. The GST cut, not simply a vote-getting ploy, follows the Harper/Harris approach, less dollars in, less dollars  out.  These two examples, as minor as they may seem to some, are only the beginning.

 

Stephen Harper is a right wing ideologue and is former president of the National Citizens Coalition, an organization that has campaigned against, among other things, the Canadian Wheat Board and the Canada Health Act.  Even with a minority government Harper, still following his NCC ideals, is close to completing his gutting of the Canadian Wheat Board, the removal of the Canada Health Act will require a much more delicate surgery.