Speaking as one who endured ten years in Australia under a Howard government, it concerns me greatly that Harper’s government appears so intimate with ex-Prime Minister John Howard’s camp. Back in the 2006 election, Harper was receiving advice form Brian Loughane, John Howard’s campaign director.
Further, it has now emerged that an overly-enthusiastic former speechwriter so [...]
A good leader is Visionary
Harper: John Howard in the making?
October 7, 2008 – 12:07 pm
Not a leader on the big picture
October 3, 2008 – 8:50 am
Leadership is something that is hard to define. But Stephen Harper is not a good leader. And it’s not just about any individual thing he’s done, it’s clear that his whole approach is in the wrong direction.
Here’s a case study on Stephen Harper’s leadership. Nova Scotia and the Maritimes are bleeding youth to Alberta and [...]
Stephen Harper has a vision?
September 30, 2008 – 10:27 pm
If you’re like me, you haven’t heard the words “Stephen Harper” and “vision” in the same sentence too often, except when the topic is Canada’s north.
Harper is no small-time politician: in addition to having been president of the National Citizens Coalition, a well-funded right-wing lobbying organization, in 2003 Harper was a co-founder of the federal [...]

