A good leader is Principled

Having strong principles and integrity are hallmarks of great leadership, and their absence leads to a disillusioned and disaffected populace.

Harper has broken his core election promises

On this, I defer to Margaret Atwood, who argues persuasively for Anything but a Harper majority.
Mr. Harper got elected by promising to consult, to be transparent, to be accountable, but he’s delivered the extreme opposite. He doesn’t consult with anybody but himself in the mirror; he has the most secretive government Canada has ever known; [...]