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Originally Posted by flylock shox
If Harper's smart, he'll move to the middle. The best case scenario for his party after 4 years would be to supplant the Liberals as "Canada's natural governing party."
Any attempt to move to a more right wing agenda would be disastrous for the Conservatives.
I'm sure Harper recognizes this. For this reason, centrists and those on the left have less to fear than might be inferred from the Conservatives' right wing roots.
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I believe he knows this, I just wonder how he'll deal with opposition. Just because he has a majority, doesn't mean he doesn't need to cooperate. I kinda see him as someone who might not compromise enough, in fact do his best to quiet opposition. Sometimes what we know and what we do are very different things.
Also I'm not entirely sure he's above the lobbies. At least the ones that will get him in trouble.
That said, those are just feelings I have. I'm not sure about them, and hope he leads moderately. I was happy with the victory and look forward to continued prosperity, as long as it's mixed with foresight and pragmatism. We need to to take care of our country, our greenspaaces, as well as our pocketbooks. I believe the two can be done together, even prospered with a few small changes.