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Gerry Nichols comments on my National Post piece

February 13, 2008 By admin

“…why is anybody surprised?

“This government has consistently refused to defend free expression.

“Recall in the days when he led a national advocacy organization, Prime Minister Stephen Harper vehemently opposed election gag laws. Now as Prime Minister he has done nothing to reform or scrap these undemocratic laws.

“Even worse, he has actually enacted his own gag law which limits what individuals can contribute to political parties.

“I guess defending individual freedom is just another of those conservative principles which needed to be jettisoned in order to win power

“And winning power is what its really all about, right?

“Much better that Conservatives take away our freedoms, rather than those nasty Liberals…”

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