[...] Harper was just found in contempt of Parliament because he would not tell Canadians how much things cost. Is this not why a Parliament is so important, to hold the government responsible. Rewarding that seems wrong to me. I know bringing down the government on that was a bit of a political game but the Speaker’s ruling was not. It bothers me and shows a pattern of distrust for democracy that goes back to Harper’s Reform Party days. [...]
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[...] Harper was just found in contempt of Parliament because he would not tell Canadians how much things cost. Is this not why a Parliament is so important, to hold the government responsible. Rewarding that seems wrong to me. I know bringing down the government on that was a bit of a political game but the Speaker’s ruling was not. It bothers me and shows a pattern of distrust for democracy that goes back to Harper’s Reform Party days. [...]