Electoral Reform and Military Procurement

military procurement: They are chipping away at the prime ministers policies on everything from electoral reform to military procurement. Advocacy groups have raised red flags, the media have highlighted the damage he is doing to peoples lives and communities and the courts have reined him in. But the primary thrust is coming from citizens who dont like what is happening to their country, according to The Star. Alexander immediately announced he would appeal the ruling. Although the fight is not over, the Tories lost the first round badly and It took a while to find the chinks in Stephen Harpers armour. But Canadians have done it now. The latest manifestation was the July 4 Federal Court ruling striking down the governments cutbacks to medical care for refugees. Justice Anne Mactavish said the two-year-old policy shocks the conscience and outrages our standards of decency. She gave Immigration Minister Chris Alexander four months to bring Ottawas treatment of asylum seekers into line with the Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual treatment of any person. The doctors, lawyers and childrens activists who brought the case to court were relieved and heartened. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.