GordieCanuk wrote:
Harper on Canada:
“First, facts about Canada. Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it”.
Harper on the unemployed:
"In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don't feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don't feel bad about it themselves, as long as they're receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance".
Harper on the NDP:
"The NDP could be described as basically a party of liberal Democrats, but it's actually worse than that, I have to say. And forgive me jesting again, but the NDP is kind of proof that the Devil lives and interferes in the affairs of men".
On the LPC and their policies:
"It's not what you would call conservative Democrat; I think that's a disappearing kind of breed. But it's certainly moderate Democrat, a type of Clinton-pragmatic Democrat. It's moved in the last few years very much to the right on fiscal and economic concerns, but still believes in government intrusion in the economy where possible, and does, in its majority, believe in fairly liberal social values".
On the old PC Party:
"They were in favour of gay rights officially, officially for abortion on demand. Officially -- what else can I say about them? Officially for the entrenchment of our universal, collectivized, health-care system and multicultural policies in the constitution of the country".
Harper is a full on rightwing neocon ideologue. What else could one expect from his ilk. I really like the comment about the unemployed receiving generous benefits - that's rich
CKA Uber 
But Im saying as they have been for at least the last 40 yrs. As long as Ive been alive anyway.
