Constitutional Expert Calls Stephen Harper Government Officials 'Disgusting Rather Than Ignorant' (and vid)
http://www.straight.com/article-718136/vancouver/constitutional-experts-...
"In an astonishing interview on the ontarionewswatch.com/ website, the University of Toronto professor emeritus characterized the Stephen Harper government as having 'some pretty disgusting, people in it.' Russell was referring to how the Harper government responded to the federal Liberals and New Democrat's plan to form a coalition government in late 2008.
Russell maintained that Harper government officials 'were going to mislead Canadians into believing Mr Dion's government was unconstitutional and in effect a coup d'etat.' And that left then - Governor General Michaelle Jean in a difficult position in responding to Harper's decision to buy time by suspending Parliament.
'It was quite clear that that was what they were prepared to do,' Russell said. 'And bad as that is, she had a government that has some pretty disgusting people in it when it comes to talking to Canadians about how our constitution works.'
Then he added this: 'I think they're disgusting rather than ignorant.' He also emphasized that it's 'absolutely BS' that parties in Parliament can't form a coalition without first going to the people in an election.."