He is partly correct.
The major difference between the Libs and the Cons is the Cons believe in a smaller Federal Government and more autonomy for the Provinces where as the Libs believe in the big brother approach.
That is why durring the Cretien era they worried that if the CA/Cons got in that Health Care would go to shat because with less influence over the provinces the Feds couldnt force provinces like Alberta to conforming to the Canada Health Act.
Kind of strange, what kind of Dictionary do they use at Harvard? Here is a quote from that article...
"He summed up the Conservative approach to governing as: “All adversaries are enemies.."
MW defines it as the following:
Main Entry:
1ad·ver·sary
Pronunciation: \ˈad-və(r)-ˌser-ē, -ˌse-rē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ad·ver·sar·ies
Date: 14th century
: one that contends with, opposes, or resists
: enemy
Wow, needs to be added - other than economy a few reasons why they are pushing this non confidence motion (again from the article):
Protect Canadian citizens when they run into trouble abroad. Ignatieff implied a racist motive, charging that people with names like “Suaad Mohamud or (Abousfian) Abdelrazik . . . cannot count on the protection of the Canadian government.”
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Provide a timely vaccine against the H1N1 flu virus.
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Ensure a stable supply of medical isotopes amid a shortage that has delayed cancer and heart tests.
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Defend Canada’s public health-care system against attacks in the United States.
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Review foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, like Nortel, Inco, Falconbridge, Stelco and Alcan.