I think the comments about Harper's ideas being more American style are a bit general and slightly misleading. An American President could not just dissolve the government if he did not like the layout of congress. Now he can ignore congress as most Presidents have but if he gets stuck with a majority opposition, he has to live with it for at least two years.
And Harper changes his tactics to fit the situation, so I think you could sum up his views on Democracy as "Annoy and pester the people long enough and eventually the opposition will grow tired of the game." Which is a viable tactic, if not necessarily democratic.
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Date: 2008-12-06 02:08 pm (UTC)And Harper changes his tactics to fit the situation, so I think you could sum up his views on Democracy as "Annoy and pester the people long enough and eventually the opposition will grow tired of the game." Which is a viable tactic, if not necessarily democratic.