I'm curious what the general consenus is on this question: it accurate and fair to describe the Conservative Party of Canada as fascist? I'm not sure if this is the best explanation of fascism, but consider "Fascism Anyone?" by Laurence W. Britt. Doesn't that fit the Conservative Party and their agenda?
Conservative
Wrongs of the Right
Canada has the most right-wing government of the Western liberal democracies. For some years we have had the most right-wing media, with only the Toronto Star (and its limited reach outside the GTA) for balance. The right-wing media has featured extreme right-wing commentators regularly, while censoring voices with critical perspectives.
In no other country has organized business had more control of the public agenda than in Canada. And in no country outside the United States have American multinational corporations had more impact on public policy.
Harper has his Reagan moment
There's been much recent criticism of the Harper government's foreign policy. This week in The Globe and Mail, Jeffrey Simpson rained on its shifting China stance and former official Gar Pardy blamed it for failing citizens in trouble abroad. Yesterday came news of another Canadian left to languish in Kenya. I don't mean to pile on but rather to explore the cause.
Embracing an innovation agenda
Big telecom's monopolistic control over the Net is threatening to leave Canada with a last generation Internet. We have fallen behind many European and Asian countries in terms of Internet access, speed and cost, moving Canada from second to tenth place within the 30 OECD countries. Our broadband connection speeds have also fallen below the OECD average, and we rank 27th in terms of cost versus speed.
Bringing the curtain down on Harper
Federal Liberal party delegates arrive in Vancouver this week to elect Michael Ignatieff as leader. It is a long way to come just to vote in an election with only one candidate, so the convention focus will probably be election readiness.
Shortly after the party executive appointed him party leader at the end of last year, Ignatieff turned down the opportunity to become prime minister of a Liberal led coalition with the NDP. The man the party caucus and executive chose to lead them proceeded to back the Harper Conservative government.
How the Conservatives will win their majority
The Ignatieff Liberals have given Stephen Harper and the Conservatives a clear route to a majority government. Here’s how it will happen, unless Harper does something stupid again.
To achieve a majority, Harper needs to win seats in Quebec. He failed to get his majority in the last election, in part, because he alienated Quebec voters who then supported the Bloc.
Peter Kent on Israeli tank attack on a school
From the Toronto Star, Jan 7th 2009:
Peter Kent on the Israeli tank attack against a UN school:
"Hamas bears a terrible responsibility for this and for the wider deepening humanitarian tragedy."
For your convenience, here's the email address of Minister Kent's office: Kent.P@parl.gc.ca
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