Canadians need to take a serious look at what a Conservative minority government (now a real possibility) would mean. A coalition formed by Mr. Harper (ardent provincial rights advocate) and Mr. Duceppe (avowed Quebec separatist) can only widen the rift between Quebecers and other Canadians.
Mr. Harper made his political start as an MP in the Reform Party. That party encouraged Quebec separatism as a way to strengthen the West, increase provincial power and eliminate national unity woes. Reform insisted that it would be the only party with governing legitimacy should Quebec separate, because Reform did not permit Quebecers to join. Moreover, it criticized Brian Mulroney for even associating with Quebecers and the Liberal and PC parties for including Quebecers among party leaders. Now, we envisage a coalition between Mr. Harper and his current party and the Bloc?
If there is any consistency to Mr. Harper's views, then a Harper/Duceppe coalition can only lead to us doing much less together as a country. Do we really want that? I don't.
