Both Stephen Harper and Rob Ford associate with known criminals or those under suspicion

What Stephen Harper and Rob Ford have in common: Siddiqui

Their moral standing eroded and their credibility shot, Rob Ford and Stephen Harper are clinging to their jobs with lame excuses. The mayor argues he cannot say much because “it’s before the courts” – when, in fact, the case that’s before the courts is not his but his drug-dealing pal’s. The prime minister says he’s not responsible for the Senate scandal because his staff is.
 

Their personalities and misdemeanours are clearly different. Harper is highly disciplined while Ford’s personal and political life is chaotic. One is as calculating as the other is adolescently cavalier. One is an intellect, the other a rube. Harper has a great grasp of public policy, whether you agree with it or not, while Ford is a one-note Charlie — “stop the gravy train.” Ford stands by his buddies, however bad (“I don’t throw my friends under the bus”) while Harper has no compunctions about tossing them aside, however able (Nigel Wright).
 

Yet Harper and Ford are a mutual admiration society of two (three, if you include Tim Hudak).

The two have barbecued and fished together. Both are Conservative rightwing populists – mocking the media and the “liberal elite;” living in a fantasy world free of reality (Harper claiming to be a custodian of the economy even as it remains anemic, Ford boasting to be “running a great government” even while keeping City Hall in constant chaos); catering to, and successfully maintaining, their respective constituencies (“the Ford nation” and “the Conservative base”).

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/11/03/what_stephen_harper_and_rob_ford_have_in_common_siddiqui.html

Rob Ford is known to associate with drug dealers and distributors while Stephen Harper and the Reform-a-Con party of Canada a.k.a. the CPC has been charged and found guilty of electoral fraud, while others in the party are under indictment (Sona and DelMastro) for crimes against the voters of Canada.

Stephen Harpers other questionable associates include Wallin, Duffy, Brazeau, Carson and many others who have been convicted or are awaiting charges.

It is truly a sad state of affairs when an entire political party feels no shame and are accepting of the criminal activities of their own while enacting laws to oppress or spy on those that put them in office.