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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-23-04 05:38 PM
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Tories won’t budge on social issues
Now that Stephen Harper has publicly confirmed he will stay on as leader of the federal Conservative Party, he is faced with the challenging task of having to sell himself and his party to a predominately Liberal eastern Canada.

Political pundits took digs at Harper throughout the election, chastising him for his failure to address the ‘issues of conscience’ that so famously plagued the Reform and Canadian Alliance parties of years gone by.

The topics of same-sex marriage and abortion remain heavily weighted in the hearts of Canadians. Critics have accused the Conservatives of wanting to legislate morality, and have gone so far as to suggest the party alter its stance on such issues to become more socially moderate.

"We have a good, sound public policy," he said. "We want to get government out of motivating people from raising their children in day care and instead put the money back into people’s pockets."

http://www.stalbertgazette.com/news/2004/0721/top5.htm

Our progressive opposition. Are you watching Charest?

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LibertyorDeath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-25-04 08:25 PM
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1. Harper the little Brownshirt MF

He's got a good PR machine they always afford the best They need the best to help cover the Rancid shit that lies behind their lies, but you can paint
a pig all you want it will always be a pig.

The political abomination that is the New Conservative party deserves to meet the same fate as the old conservatives.

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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-26-04 08:07 AM
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2. Good. If they don't moderate, they can't rule.
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