Ideology: Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper: If Stephen Harper has laid any popular notion to rest since winning a majority, it is that he has a secret conservative agenda to remake Canada. Up to now, his ideology plays out in small projects, largely on the margins. , according to Times Colonist. No one could accuse it of vision. Pragmatism trumps ideology, which is why it wont reopen conservative social issues like abortion, capital punishment or same-sex rights. Management overwhelms ambition, which is why it wont reconsider health care or champion a real economic union. It has been two years since the last federal election, with two years until the next one. This puts the Conservatives halfway through their third term of office, which has been listless and unimaginative. In the middle of its mandate, this is a government in neutral. It governs as if it were a caretaker dusting the furniture, patching the roof rather than a contractor. Redecoration appeals more than renovation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.