“Bill C-9 was supposed to be a budget bill, but it came with innumerable measures that had little or nothing to do with the nation's finances. It was, as critics put it, the advance of the Harper agenda by stealth,… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share Image
“The conservatives had started bringing demagoguery to the table on the [Afghan] war issue the previous fall [fall 2006]. Whenever opposition members criticized the… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“Bill C-9 was supposed to be a budget bill, but it came with innumerable measures that had little or nothing to do with the… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“[Stephen] Harper had said he would use all legal means, and what [John] Baird suggested was an option the prome minister was considering. If… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“As opposition leader, [Stephen Harper] wrote in the Montreal Gazette in the year before he came to power: 'Information is the lifeblood of a… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“[Harper] once told a friend, "I think about strategy twenty-four hours a day," and it was only a small exaggeration.” — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“Earlier in [2007] the [Prime Minister's Office] had also drawn criticism for trying to muzzle the judiciary. The reproach came from Antonio Lamer, the… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“For [Stephen] Harper, a national daycare plan bordered on being a socialist scheme, a phrase he had once used to describe the Kyoto Protocol… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“Attempts to thwart or muzzle the media continued as well. At a conservative caucus meeting in Charlottetown in August 2007, journalists assembled in the… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“The real power in Ottawa, as in Washington, is in the executive branch. At the White House, there are daily briefings for reporters. In… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
“In the run-up to the election, Stephen Harper had rolled out the rhetoric on the need for clean and transparent government, expressing frustration with… — Lawrence Martin Copy Share
