Conservatives in Canada           by   Ray Wegner

The problem I see with so-called Conservatives today is that they have become politically correct, and willing to justify all kinds of inconsistencies, contradictions, and outright lies by the likes of Stephen Harper and his crew in Ottawa. This has all been done to cling to power. Therefore many of them are perfectly willing to compromise with principles in order to stay in power - with the hope of forming a majority government by Harper. 

Conservatives all over Canada are bending over backwards, and are twisting in the wind, and using every imaginable politically correct excuse possible to justify Harper's lies and flip flops and micromanaging, control freak tactics. It is a pathetic and disgusting spectacle seeing Conservatives twisting in the wind and becoming so distorted and malformed that they are like a pretzel with arthritis. 

It shows me how dishonest some people are willing to be just for the sake of power. 

Let me give you some examples of how Harper and the current Conservative establishment in Canada has betrayed Canadians and conservatism in Canada. 

1. Calling an early election for October 2008 - breaking a legislated fixed election date promise, and forcing Canadians into a 300 million dollar election we did not need and could not afford.

2. Running the biggest spending Canadian government ever and increasing spending at twice the rate of inflation and revenue. 

3. Betraying fiscal conservatives by turning a record budget surplus into a deficit in 3 years.   Suddenly wildly supporting huge deficit spending - all done just to cling to power. 

4. Spending more in a single year than any government in Canadian history. Driving Canada back into the deficit hole we had spent 12 tough years clawing out of. 

5. Spending an estimated 1.2 billion dollars on the 2010 G-8 and G-20 Summits in Muskoka and Toronto. A billion dollar photo opt for Harper. Just an opportunity for Harper to try and manipulate the media optics and be seen hobnobbing with other world leaders, with the hopes of shoring up his image and popularity with the Canadian public. The aim being to cling to power and hopefully gain his coveted majority government.  What a sickening wasteful spectacle, and one has to wonder who was giving the orders to the Police in Toronto. 

6. Promising a lean government, and then bloating the cabinet by six more Cabinet positions - with all the resultant increase in expenses. 

7. The income trust policy fiasco.  Broken promise on taxing income trusts.

8. Selling out to the Americans on softwood lumber and leaving a 1 billion dollar tip on the table. A betrayal of our industry, and a capitulation to the Americans. 

9.Trying to buy the 2007 Quebec election with a 34% increase in transfer payments.

10. Promising investors a break on capital gains taxes and then abandoning it after being elected.

11. Breaking promises to provinces, including Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan, over transfer payments, but showering Quebec.  Sucking up to Quebec, with the hope of forming a majority government. 

12. Running the most secretive and least accountable government in Canadian history after running on a platform of accountability. Not treating the  Canadian Press Gallery fairly.

13. Perogation of Parliament for no reason other than to cling to power, and refusing to face parliament for a non-confidence vote.  If and when the government loses the confidence of the House - it is the right and duty of opposition parties to offer an alternative government to the Governor General, if they can cobble together a coalition as did the Liberals and NDP and Bloc. Instead of respecting our Parliamentary traditions Harper shuts down the House - with the support of the GG. 

Harper did the same perogation of Parliament in the early part of 2010 - most likely due to the heat his government was getting from the Parliamentary Committee on Afghani Detainees and the alleged cover up of the torture of some of these detainees that the Canadian forces turned over to the Afghani authorities. 

14. Spreading lies and distortions that the Coalition was attempting a  coup, and what they were doing in trying to form their own government was undemocratic. In reality what Dion, Duceppe and Layton were doing was democratic, and legal and in tune with parliamentary tradition. 

It is astonishing how hypocritical so many conservative supporters have become. They are willing to justify almost any kind of control freak, crooked, manipulative, dishonest, smoke and mirrors scheme Harper and his crew of yes men and yes women hatch up. They are willing to go along with the blatant lies of Harper. They are willing to be dishonest and follow political correctness, just so they can continue playing their ridiculous political games. 

Funny thing though - too many of these so-called conservatives and conservative supporters are not even genuine conservatives. They often say they are small C conservatives, which basically means nothing other than they are merely pragmatists whose only interest is in power, dominance and control. Therefore there are virtually no underlining foundational principles left of mainstream conservatism as we know it in Canada in 2010. They really don't stand for anything much, other than power, and the pursuit of power.  

Look at Alberta my home province ? This is an excellent example of what I'm saying. The Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta (which has ruled Alberta since 1971) is not really conservative, but much more Liberal. They are not social conservatives. They were for a short period of time under the Finance Minister Jim Dinning fiscal conservatives, but since Dinning they have abandoned fiscal conservatism. Today the Alberta government spends more per capita in 2010 than any other Provincial or Federal government of Canada. These people and their supporters here in Alberta are therefore just phony conservatives. They are really more Liberal then anything else. Yet they claim to have a distain and disgust towards Liberals, but in practice these people are very, very similar to Liberals - it is just they have a different name for their party. 

Therefore the present brand of Conservatism in Canada is a sham, and really doesn't stand for anything other than power, and the mad pursuit of power. The leaders and followers of this present brand of conservatism in Canada don't stand on principles, but have long ago abandoned any kind of adherence to principle, but are willing to bend in any direction possible as long as it will help them stay in power of gain power.  For a short period of time the Reform Party stood on principles, but it became power hungry and abandoned principles in its pursuit of political power. 

Under Stephen Harper the Conservative Party of Canada is dead, but it has a death grip upon Canada and power in Canada, and Harper and his wrecking crew are willing to destroy the country in the process of clinging to power. Prominent Canadians from all walks of life are more and more describing Harper as a very dangerous man. He is an extremely dangerous man. He must never ever be allowed to win his coveted majority government, because control freak Harper simple cannot be trusted. His record proves that he cannot be trusted. 

Stop Harper Now ! 

The Real Deal 

I regard myself as both a strong fiscal and social conservative - generally speaking.  The words I use here " Generally Speaking "  mean that I do not go along with everything Conservative or Republican. This is because I am not politically correct, and am honest, and some conservative ideas are just based on ideology. 

I believe in smaller more efficient government, and believe in reducing the power of the nanny state and instead empowering individuals more. I believe in having governments live within their means and governments getting spending under control, and reducing the regulatory and tax burden on Canadians. 

I also am socially conservative and believe that we need to protect certain core values in Canada: like promoting the traditional family (one man one woman), like getting tough with criminals, like opposing political correctness, opposing abortion-on-demand, like opposition to same sex marriage and opposing the promotion of sodomy in our schools, and generally supporting traditional values in Canada. 

I am opposed to being overly tolerant, opposed to political correctness, compromise of principles, the present immigration policy, winning at all costs, gay rights, the intrusive socialist nanny state, lack of discipline of children, feminist ideology, hiring equity, and special status for aboriginals. 

I support honesty, our Judeo-Christian heritage, the traditional family and support a strong role of the Father in the family. 

These are just some of the things I oppose and support, but this should show you plainly that I have strong fiscal and social conservative leanings. There is room for pragmatism in matters of business. The colour of the hen doesn't matter - all that matters is whether she lays eggs. 

Right now in Canada in 2010 people like me have no friendly home to park our vote. I do not like the idea of voting NDP or Liberal, but may be forced to do so, because I cannot support this phony Conservative brand. Perhaps it is time to change that and we create a real conservative leaning party, that has a heart and a soul that is not for sale. 

Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms and Fundamental Freedoms (from the Canadian Constitution) " The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association. "

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