Harper was the best prime minister during my lifetime (of 57 years). He set out to break the political and media dominance of the Toronto/Montreal axis of power, and greatly succeeded. But in doing so, engendered the undying hatred of the elites he choose to go up against. They used his lack of charisma and uncomfortableness on the public stage (he's a policy wonk not a marketer) to frame the debate that he's a cold autocratic dictator in the making.

He undid the centralization of power in Ottawa that Trudeau's father championed, reversing decades of abuse of the regions by central Canada, in particular, the West.

Canada won for having Harper, not for getting rid of him. History will look kindly upon his time in office, as it has Harper's inspiration, Preston Manning.

Last edited by canvasback; 10/20/15 05:04 PM.
The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia