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