The world according to Alan

Stephen Harper, national treasure.

I used to be proud of being Canadian. I used to take great joy in our democratic institutions. I used to believe there was no greater calling than a career in the public service. 

But the Harper Government, as they so fondly wish to be called, has stripped this pride from me. It has stamped out my joy, and has caused me to reconsider my career choice. 

I feel nervous listening to the CBC or reading the news. “What scandal is next?” I think. “What new lies will they spin?”

Day in, day out, the Harper Government shows the Canadian public new forms of contempt. Every day the Harper Government takes all of us, all of you brothers and sisters, for idiots. Every lie they tell, every slimy political tactic they employ, every dime they misappropriate from the public purse to spend on personal means, they are holding the finger up to us, and expecting us to take it and thank them. After all, we have sooo many jobs now, Harper constantly reminds us. All praise Job Giving Harper. 

The PMO no longer has credibility. The Senate no longer has credibility. The Conservative Party of Canada is starting to see people jump ship before it sinks. 

Stephen Harper must resign in order to save us from going down with him.

The Harper Government

The Harper Government has announced that it will be closing a maximum security prison in Ontario, and a medium security prison in Laval, Quebec. The Government claims this is due to a decrease in prison population and are closing these institutions as a cost cutting measure. The remaining inmates will be transferred to other institutions. 

So that looks pretty good on them, doesn’t it? Harsher sentences for crime, a falling prison population, and cutting costs. It appears the Government is doing everything right. 

However, Ontario Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Madeleine Meilleur, said that Ontario prisons are already housing federal inmates because federal facilities are out of room. 

So, why is the Harper Government closing two of Canada’s largest correctional facilities when they’re sending federal inmates to provincial institutions? Simple: Symbolism.

They’re making it look like they’re closing down the largest prisons because the population is down, when in fact they’re expanding other facilities, forcing the provinces to absorb federal inmates (plus the associated costs), and increasing the number of inmates who are double-bunked. 

The SunNews jerk-offs are jerking-off all over this which adds to the Conservative’s base’s thinking that this government has been doing something worthwhile, instead of just creating a series of elaborate PR stunts.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: The Harper Government is destroying this country.

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