Michael Ignatieff suffers from an acute case of citizen of the world syndrome trying to be all things to all people. Sure he has an impressive passport history that encompasses the globe; however, as leader he has failed to articulate an unique vision for Canada. The foundational polls of the nation’s large, tent has to be inherently Canadian at its core.
Today Stephen Harper announced the appointment of David Johnston as Canada’s next governor-general. Johnston is a respected academic with Conservatives and Liberals alike. More importantly, this is another savvy political move that will help the Harper government in several ways. First, this appointment is a strong indication that Harper expects Canada to continue its brief hiatus in the land of the minority . As well, Johnston’s stature as an academic should not be overlooked. Many outside of the Conservative party have a growing suspicion that the Conservative party is a party of anti-intellectuals. The installation of Johnston as Governor-General is an effort in trying to combat this growing misperception. Finally, Harper has always leaned on people who can be politically reliable and the likelihood of him appointing someone he cannot trust or is a political unknown would have been very slim. All in all, it was a good appointment that hopefully will return dividends in the future.
Tim Hudak proves again he has a clear conscience when it comes to what is right and wrong. Hudak gives voice to the voiceless, the broad swath that is Ontario’s middle-class. Hudak is the only politician standing up for middle-class values against professional protesters and anarchists.
The downtown core of Toronto was turned into a conflict zone by a group of lawless hooligans a little more than a week ago.
These reckless thugs were not in Toronto to protest a legitimate political cause. Instead they are part of a circuit of criminals who travel to international summits with one goal in mind — to destroy property, incite mayhem and terrorize law-abiding citizens.
Sadly, in the wake of the violence, a number of usual-suspect special interest groups are attempting to pin blame, not on the hooligans, but instead on our police services or the federal government.
That is why I oppose the orchestrated attempt by these activists to demonize our police services in the wake of the G20 violence. I proudly stand behind the men and women of our police services that were faced with a daunting and difficult task of protecting the public against these professional vandals and hooligans
