Divisive Politics

Recently someone said to me "I see you are a Liberal supporter, based on your posts on Facebook."  So let me set the record straight.  I'm not a Liberal supporter, nor am I anti-Conservative.  What I am is anti-Harper.   I feel during his tenure as leader of the government we have move distinctly away from those things that make this country great.  And to elect him again would continue us down this path of intolerance and divisive politics.

When Harper ran for office in 2006, his campaign was centred around "an open and transparent government," to go up against the Liberals as they were fighting off scandals.  And it worked.  But since stepping into office his party has been plagued with one scandal after another, which they have brushed off or ignored.  They have systematically worked to dismantle any transparency that still existed; they have muzzled scientists, they have crippled Elections Canada, and they denied any wrongdoings in many scandals, including the Robocalls and the Senate expenses.  Harper is largely known for being a control freak, having his hand in everything, yet when a senior staff member is accused of something illegal, he claims he knows nothing about it.  His team has resorted to American-style attack ads instead of focusing on real issues.  They work to foster an us-against-them mentality, including the recently announced "barbaric practices" snitch line.

This has all been under the leadership of Stephen Harper.   

It didn't used to be like this.  And it doesn't need to be.  But for things to change, Harper has to go.