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Originally Posted by malcolmk14
Does anyone really think Stephen Harper, about as meticulously calculating as you can get in politics, hasn't carefully planned all of this out?
I'll stick to my position that Harper saw this coming, knew exactly how it would play out, and took the lowest-risk possible route to destroying the Liberals and getting his way.
Call him self-serving, call him an ideologe, but you certainly can't call him an idiot.
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I think you need to read this article.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/0..._crisis_harper
From the article:
One source says Harper responded bluntly: "We misjudged the reaction of the opposition."
One MP said Harper then delivered an emotional speech in which he took the blame for what was happening: "(The funding cut) was a caucus decision. But I'm the leader and this is my responsibility."