It's a very important distinction to note that Harper was not compared to Hitler but rather to Neville Chamberlain. Nobody is suggesting that Harper is comitting genocide, but rather, the suggestion is that, in the view of the Green Party, Harper's lack of action on this issue will lead to catastrophic consequences for the environment that could have been prevented, just like Chamberlain could have prevented WWII and the Holocaust if he hadn't attempted to appease Hitler.
It's certainly not a comparison I would have made, but when viewed in the proper context it's not nearly as bad as some here are making it out to be.
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