I don't know why people have a problem accepting that there might be secret agenda. It is reasonable to suspect all political parties have one to some extent. We have examples to go by too: neo-liberals have taken over BC; they took over the British Labour party; they took over the US Republican party and Democratic party. Why is it so unthinkable that neo-liberals or even neo-conservatives might try and conquer our federal government? All that is being proposed is a tactic that has been used many times before.
The only reason Turner isn't still in the conservative caucus is he wouldn't stop talking about what was going on behind closed doors, something that Harper really doesn't want us to see. He's not being so anal about access to information because he's thinks it's in Canadians best interests, it's because he realizes the only way to get enough support for his majority is to disguise his true intentions for this country.
Some possible changes for this country under a Harper majority are a return to the death penalty, a reduction or complete ban on legal abortions, less opportunity for women in Canada, he's already gutted funding for the Status of Women, even though women make about 40% less than men on average in Canada. In Harpers twisted little mind women are as equal as he's willing to allow already. A strict conservative agenda would probably see an increasing divide between the rich and poor and an ever increasing rate of incarceration as a response to social problem created by misguided conservative economic policies like in the states.
Garth may be a tool, but so are many of the conservatives sitting on the government side of the house and the head tool Harper is the worst of the bunch. The expensive and savvy media blitz that Harper has had in motion since he got in power only gives us small glimpses of the real ugliness under all the fancy makeup and lighting. Garth Turner may have more integrity than many of his former conservative collegues, kind of sobering when you consider how determined they are to take this country over through media manipulation and dirty political games.
