tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post7026847772411880331..comments2023-10-14T05:50:19.314-04:00Comments on Making Sense with Nicholls: Harper Faces Frustratingly Fuzzy FutureGerry Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10496716615185797501noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859678.post-31817584845048861602015-04-18T11:22:28.617-04:002015-04-18T11:22:28.617-04:00In my opinion PM Harper’s issues are all the bridg...In my opinion PM Harper’s issues are all the bridges his party has burned. Without effort I can think of four... <br /><br />1. The anti-choice crusaders who didn’t get their referendum. (For the record, I’m for an abortion referendum, as long as only women of child-bearing age are allowed to vote in it.)<br /><br />2. Wealthy people who the government ripped off by promising not to tax income trusts, and then reversing position and taxing income trusts. <br /><br />3. Marijuana users. For the moment let’s ignore the obvious gorilla in the room that no one has the right to tell anyone else what s/he can consume. <br />There was a licensing system in place, which the Conservatives revoked and did what they always do – steal from individuals and small business and give it to a handful of very large corporations, who like it or not will be seen as Conservative campaign donors. <br />Then there was the whole Mark Emory fiasco… handing an innocent Canadian over to Americans for a five-year prison sentence, when he’d broken no Canadian laws. <br /><br />4. Law-abiding firearms owners. Easily the most vocal group of Conservative supporters, these folks represent the almost invisible election workforce – campaign workers, scrutineers, letter-to-the-editor writers and radio talk show callers, who do what they can to sway opinion. The Turf Mark Holland campaign, for example, saw that Lieberal DB tossed from office. <br />They know the other parties will ban guns at the first opportunity, so they work to keep the other parties out. And yet the Conservatives have taken this group for granted, and ignored the promise to rescind the hopelessly stupid and confusing Firearms Act. Many of this group have stopped donating money. Many more have decided to stop giving their time. How many will even bother to vote?Dave Chappellenoreply@blogger.com