Harper sneers when statesmanship is required: Goar

[CHIMO]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is at risk of sneering himself into irrelevance.

His comments on terrorism in the last three weeks have left Canadians shaking their heads, hoping he doesn’t really mean what he says and looking elsewhere for answers. They want to know how young men amid them, going to the same schools as their kids, turn into mass killers. Who is radicalizing them? How does this metamorphosis happen in plain view of their unsuspecting parents, friends, teachers and imams?

“This is not a time to commit sociology,” Harper said a week ago. “I don’t think we want to convey any view of the Canadian public other than our utter condemnation of this kind of violence, contemplation of this violence and our utter determination through our laws and our activities to do everything we can to prevent and counter it.”

His former parliamentary secretary, Pierre Poilievre, delivered the dumbed-down version in a television interview: “The root cause of terrorism is terrorists.”

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/05/03/harper_sneers_when_statesmanship_is_required_goar.html

Watching the person, Harper, one may conclude that his mind is mixed up as a leader. He may be trying to deflect personal questions or grasping at straws for a path forward.

[PDJane]

1. Yes, he does. And he has a nasty attitude towards first nations, women, unions, gays...

And is allowing his back benchers to test the wind on abortion and gay marriage, which have been decided issues in Canada for some time.

I would also say that Trudeau is not the man his father was, and I see him supporting the exploitation of the tar sands. I am waiting to see if he acknowledges my letter about same.