EdwardR said: Harper is a fascist.

The term Facist comes from two latin words that mean a bundle of sticks, or sticks bundled and tied together.
The etymology is important.  Because recent "authorities" on the subject have such poor rigor as to be laughable.

"Fascist" Government is government by strong-men.
They may be the wealthy elitists, industrialists, militarist people in a country, but that is always the primary indicator of fascism.  Now there are 2 prime ministers who in the past would fit this descriptor, including the last one.  As a large shipping magnet, he would fit the wealthy industrialist descriptor.  The other was non other than Trudeau who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.  Mr. Harper began his political career driving a beat up old Ford Fair-lain.  If anything he comes from humble beginnings.


Fascists are Statists.  That means that a Fascist government is anti-free trade, anti UN, anti multilateral agreements; and puts the interest of the state as its absolute raison D'etre.  There are political parties in Canada who are anti-free trade... but that wouldn't be the Conservatives.

Look at the joke your #14 is.  Considering Mr. Harper has governed through 3 elections with a minority government.  That cannot be described as being anti-democratic.  There are routine votes in the house... all the time it is in session.  Including votes of confidence. A fact conveniently overlooked by the "fascist" camp.   Has any party governed in successive minorities for 5 years?

Love him or hate him, but Mr. Harper's story will go into the history books as quite remarkable.

For people who love to label others they dislike is one thing but, this fascist label is really tired and needs to be put out of its misery, it just makes any reasonable discourse descend to cliche braying upon one note. As if by doing so one might look intelligent.

It was George Bernard Shaw who said that fascism has lost its meaning.  It was simply overdone.