Harper v. Canada: News Headlines On June 25 2012

Make no mistake about it. Canada’s progressive and democratic forces are converging around Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his burgeoning elected dictatorship. And Harper and his merry bunch of Conservative praise-singers are feeling the heat.

At least according to the headlines in the last couple of days:

• Election result challenge in federal court today - CBC News
• Tories zero in on Quebec with olive branch to separatists - Globe and Mail
• The Harper government and the separatists - Macleans.ca
• Harper government says it’s prepared to work with sovereigntist Parti Quebecois - National Post
• Harper still treads lightly in Quebec - CBC News
• Canadian Political Satire: Obert Report Episode 1: Harper’s NDP Hitler Comment - Canadian Progressive World
• Mulcair says Tories damaging Canada’s reputation - CBC News
• Conservatives Go After Mulcair In New Ad - YouTube
• Jason Kenney’s Tell-Tale Conservative Apology - Canadian Progressive World
• BIG Lawsuit Hits Police Over G20 Damages - Huffington Post
• Having trouble meeting people? UN says Canada’s laws on free association ‘harsh’ – National Post
• How Much Is The ‘Harper Government’ Costing You? - Huffington Post
• Inside the government’s inefficient program to make the government more efficient - Toronto Star
• PBO Kevin Page sparks war with federal government, fights for Parliament to get details on $5.2-billion budget cuts – Hill Times Online
• Nuked: Robocalls Scandal Investigation And Elections Canada - Canadian Progressive World
• Ottawa to build ‘cyber perimeter’ over national security threats - National Post

And below, my recent Tweet relating to the last link:

Petro-state-style, in the name of national security, #Harper‘s #Canada gallops toward security state-dom.news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/23/fed…

— Obert Madondo (@Obiemad) June 25, 2012