No I am not talking about his Senate appointees since I believe he really did not have much choice but to do otherwise - but an argument can be made to the contrary.
What I am talking about this morning is Harper's public support for the asbestos industry in Quebec.
Given the vast evidence that asbestos is a serious carcinogen, why would he and his party be supporting it, other than for his small political purposes - ie in a bid to not offend Quebec.
Give Ignatieff his due, he opposes this death trade and from my perspective he has the most to lose politically by doing so. I say this since the Liberals, for the first time in a long time, have a legitimate chance of winning more seats in Quebec. Harper and his Tories are virtually shut out of Quebec and have little or nothing to gain from taking such a position.
One of Harper's own Members - Donna Cadman is quoted as saying: "we're ripping it out of our walls in Ottawa and yet we are manufacturing it." Remember that Ms. Cadman's husband died recently from cancer - but that does not excuse her other caucus colleagues from also speaking out against this travesty.
I will likely vote for Harper and crew, whenever the next election comes round, simply because there is no alternative, but I am constantly amazed at how easy the Prime Minister finds it to jettison principles that just a few short years ago he strongly endorsed.
Enough said.
"Galagher"
