In 2005, reports from Canada's military commanders warned that Canada's forces were overstretched and underfunded. But those problems, grave as they are, are nothing compared to the dangers of the Canadian mind-set. Underfunding can be overcome. A firmly entrenched national myth, five decades in the making, is a different matter. Our new prime minister, Stephen Harper, visited Canada's troops in Afghanistan in early March. Paul Martin, his predecessor, in power for two years, never bothered. Mr. Harper's gesture was welcome and overdue. But it was just one step. We have a long way to go. I fear what it might take for us to wake up, and whether that day will come too late.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20060403...N5bnN1YmNhdA--

Well, I guess the military industrial complex is actually to the north. I'll bet that Harper is actually Mabus!!:dance:

Why could Stephen Harper be Mabus?:thumbsup:

He is one of the founding members of the Reform Party. He served as an MP from 1993 to 1997.

In 2002, Harper became leader of the Canadian Alliance. He successfully reached an agreement to merge the Canadian Alliance with the Progressive Conservatives in 2003

Harper was elected leader of the new Conservative Party in March 2004.

In the race for the January 2006 Canadian Federal election, the Conservative Party leads in various opinion polls.

Some of the Harper's policies including scraping the gay marriage bill, abandoning Kyoto, joining the controversial U.S. missile defence system, putting miltarys in cities, and putting troops in Iraq.

Harper carries some regional baggage. He co-signed a letter proposing that Alberta build a "firewall" around itself by getting out of the Canada Health Act and create its own pension plan. He once described Atlantic Canada as suffering from a "culture of defeat."

Harper is reported to be pro-American and a right-wing extremist. He has attended a Bilderberg meeting in 2003.

Quote:
â??It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians." - Stephen Harper
http://www.mabus.biz/who/harper/
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