tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2234114035161962522..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: The Ghosts At The Press ConferenceOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-4712087100382677582016-03-11T14:54:21.948-05:002016-03-11T14:54:21.948-05:00I get the impression that the Harperites envy Trud...I get the impression that the Harperites envy Trudeau, ron. But they still don't understand his appeal.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-57873911511590791142016-03-11T14:51:52.414-05:002016-03-11T14:51:52.414-05:00It's my impression, Mound, that many longtime ...It's my impression, Mound, that many longtime Conservatives -- some of whom I know -- concluded that Harper wasn't what he claimed to be -- a conservative.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-90635364760327134922016-03-11T14:10:56.816-05:002016-03-11T14:10:56.816-05:00Pamela's right. There were plenty of Conservat...Pamela's right. There were plenty of Conservative voters who felt the same way even though they held their noses to vote CPC. At the end many of them deserted to the Liberals to get rid of the scourge within their party.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-18741966398563228382016-03-11T13:56:42.659-05:002016-03-11T13:56:42.659-05:00Watching JT perform these last few days gives me g...Watching JT perform these last few days gives me great hope for the future of our country at large.<br /><br />He is no lightweight on the diplomatic front and has certainly made Canada proud again.<br /><br />Surely by now, even the hardest of hard core cons must know their jig is up and if they don't embrace this new version of politics they will end up like the Republican party in the U S, If they haven't already.<br /><br />Sanders and Trudeau...what a party. ron wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395990851263472440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-14095786305757578552016-03-11T13:42:40.610-05:002016-03-11T13:42:40.610-05:00Precisely, Pam. Harper operated from the fallaciou...Precisely, Pam. Harper operated from the fallacious assumption that he was a Canadian Everyman and Woman.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35292851792496172242016-03-11T12:51:40.808-05:002016-03-11T12:51:40.808-05:00"You don[t speak for us" I never thought..."You don[t speak for us" I never thought of it that way Owen, but that is exactly what Canadians were saying to Harper when they voted him out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-51514267141676581682016-03-11T09:59:12.337-05:002016-03-11T09:59:12.337-05:00They certainly did, Anon. But, when Canadians vote...They certainly did, Anon. But, when Canadians voted him out, their message was clear: You don't speak for us.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-42323452133448898752016-03-11T09:23:15.861-05:002016-03-11T09:23:15.861-05:00This is all encouraging stuff! I recall Mr. Harper...This is all encouraging stuff! I recall Mr. Harper telling his supporters shortly after he became prime minister that by the time he was out of office the old Canada would not be recognizable. Nearly every week since his departure it seems we learn one thing or another his government did to change it. He and his took a good shot at it, didn't they? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com