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I wouldn't call Harper a moderate conservative, not even close. We are talking Canadian Alliance side of the split. As for his stance of abortion and gay marria

I wouldn't call Harper a moderate conservative, not even close. We are talking Canadian Alliance side of the split. As for his stance of abortion and gay marriage, that's just not a good measurement in Canada, a place where it would appear as if John Baird is being groomed to be our first gay prime minister.

cperciva 13y ago
Harper was CA, but I don't think that's indicative of his politics so much as his location. There wasn't a meaningful (federal) PC party in Alberta for him to join. Heck, he was a member of the Liberal party until he was 26!
PeterWhittaker 13y ago
Agreed. Harper is that most frightening conservative (for liberals), an arch-conservative who recognizes how far his values are from the centre AND can create and execute a strategy for implementing his vision bit-by-bit, piece-by-piece, so that most folks don't appreciate how radical is the gradual change. Thems of us with memories and a willingness to look forward and back see a very scary voyage to the right.