Stephen Harper’s job in 2015 is simple: get the chickens to vote for Colonel Sanders again.
The task of the opposition is harder: awaken the Sleeping Beauty of the millions who didn’t vote last time.
In Harper’s case, it’s tough work, but God knows the PM is giving it his best shot. Every trick in the book, and a few not yet codified, are in play.
The robocalls have already begun. The phone rings and a voice asks if you plan to vote for Stephen Harper. The caller uses your first name, and in some cases, has managed to get unlisted telephone numbers. My house got that call last October. Readers have shared similar experiences with me on many occasions since then.
The plucking of the electorate has been underway for quite a long time — a great deal of it financed on the public dime. In very real terms, the Canadian taxpayer is now the biggest contributor to the Conservative Party of Canada. Consider the wretched Economic Action Plan. The Harper government has squandered more than $100 million of public money since 2009 on these glorified, partisan selfies. Every time the Harperites bring down a budget, they filch more public money to advertise their claims of success as economic stewards.
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