First and foremost Stephen Harper is a "Stranger to the Truth".... Some would say "A Liar" while others would be more honest and say he was "A Lying Bastard"

Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper and how our elected leaders meddle with the media

Criticism can be handled in a number of ways if you’re a politician. You can deal with it head-on and defend yourself, although that might end up just empowering your opponents. You can ignore it, although it’s doubtful the media, or the opposition, will let you get away with that. You can undercut the sources of criticism and make it more difficult for others to point out any problems, although that’s not exactly great for democracy, but, hey, it just might work.

As its title suggests, author and journalist Mark Bourrie’s new book, Kill the Messengers: Stephen Harper’s Assault on Your Right to Know, argues that Canada’s PM has chosen the last option.

 

He’s accomplished this through various means.

 

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