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Vic Toews’ war on terror

By Christopher Nichols "Drilling for fear makes the job simple." –Eddie Vedder The Harper Government is becoming more like the Bush Administration with each passing day. Apparently uninterested in public and professional opinion, social issues, and international advising, the Conservatives have recently pushed forward with a slew of farcically right-wing policies that Harper’s old buddy George would, I imagine, have supported. It seems Harper isn’t aware of the reputation Bush’s policies and beliefs earned him in international circles if he thinks these are the sort of actions that are going to put him on the map. What makes the Conservative…

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