Can a leopard change its spots? Assessing the anti-democratic tendencies of Stephen Harper

It's time to limit the PM's powers and to actually make him accountable in a practical fashion.

Shortly after he won a majority government on May 2, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that "We will be the government of all Canadians, including those who did not vote for us." Even allowing for the usual pious maunderings deemed to be suitable for such occasions, it is impossible to believe ...

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