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• Members of the Jury, Disregard that…
• Promoting Tax Cuts Over Health
• Harper, Human Rights, China, uh huh
• Harper Opens Bridge
• Thank You Mr. Harper

The mantle of White Knight, for standing up for human rights issueis one Stephen Harper would love to claim, though in reality, his actions as Leader of the Alliance Part, as the Usurper of leadership over the Conservative Party and his prominence as Prime Minister of Canada, prevents him from taking that mantle. In other words, the man has done absolutely nothing to insure human rights exist, or are protected, even in his own political party, or in our own Country.

Once we led the world in promoting human rights, now we do nothing but cower in horror at even the idea of protecting the rights, of those who are not considered politically correct. The Omar Khadr case is certainly one instance, but it goes far beyond that. It goes to where Stephen Harper urges us to go to war in Iraq, as appeasement to George Bush, to wrongly accused citizens being forced to live in our embassy, because Harper would not give him back his passport. It goes to secret hearings, where he refuses to offer any evidence of wrongdoing, on claims of national security. It is where he supports administrative warrants for law enforcement, without any judicial oversight. It is where he supports mandatory sentencing, that has proven to not work, simply to appease the fears of ordinary people. Fears that he creates, when violent crime is actually on a decline. It is where he rushes to help Anglo Saxon people, while turning his back on citizens of ethnic origin, unless they are willing to provide cheap labor for his business backers.

This is the same Prime Minister who holds secret hearings into torture, that he tacitly approves of, by his inaction in PREVENTING IT.  He can state his stand all he wants to, but IT IS HIS ACTIONS THAT SPEAK LOUDER THAN ANY WORDS HE’S PLAGARIZED OR SPOKEN.

It said Harper was hoping to re-energize ties with China that have stagnated in part because of his criticism of its human rights record. But Harper told reporters his position hasn’t changed and Canadian values will not be checked at the door. ( source – CBC News )

Stephen Harper has never once, supported the rights of minorities. He has consistently blasted minorities, or tried to make them fear the other guy, than in protecting their rights. He has turned his back on those he objects to, instead of engaging them in dialogue, or in trying to find a middle ground. He has allowed hate to be normal, by his attempt to gut the Canadian Human Rights Commission, and now he dares say he is standing firm on human rights?

I GUESS IT IS TRUE,  IN THAT HE DOES INDEED STAND FIRM ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE TRAMPLING OF THEM, THAT IS.