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where
do
we
go
from
here?
by
Andrew
Steele
So,
money
has
once
more
triumphed
over
philosophy,
and
we
find
ourselves
for
the
first
time
in
twelve
years
under
a
conservative
government.
Thankfully
it
is
a
minority,
but
Mr.
Harper
has
found
his
way
into
the
highest
seat
in
our
nations
political
world,
even
if
he
has
yet
to
find
a
way
into
our
collective
heart.
So
the
only
question
that
remains
in
the
wake
of
our
most
recent
federal
election
is
in
fact
a
relatively
simple
one;
where
do
we
go
from
here?
An
optimistic
viewpoint
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Please
recycle
would
first
note
that
while
the
Conservatives
represent
a
ten
year
regression
in
terms
of
gay
rights
and
a
cataclysmic
blow
to
our
nation's
sovereignty,
at
least
in
a
minority
they
will
not
have
free
reign
to
cripple
our
national
identity
and
sell
us
to
the
Americans.
Recent
articles
in
the
Washington
Post,
widely
known
to
be
the
Republican
newsletter
south
of
the
border,
have
suggested
that
Mr.
Bush,
referred
to
recently
by
entertainer
turned
activist
Harry
Bellefonte
as
"The
greatest
terrorist
in
the
world",
will
indeed
be
pleased
with
our
new
government.
The
RNEE
FOfYJN
-
Volume
4
Edition
6
Feb
2006
Circulation
1,000
this
newspaper.
i
s
publication
spoke
at
length
on
how
Harper's
policies
would
be
"more
in
line
with
Pres.
Bush's",
going
on
to
note
that
the
American
dictator
would
be
pleased
to
see
one
of
his
ilk
elected
to
power
here
in
Canada.
The
question
is
will
Canadians,
as
the
sponsorship
scandal
fades
into
the
collective
memory,
be
similarly
pleased
with
the
leadership
of
a
man
who
will
almost
certainly
send
their
sons
and
daughters
into
Iraq
to
assist
in
cleaning
up
a
mess
they
had
nothing
to
do
with
creating?
Maybe,
if
they
had
given
us
a
leader
who
was
not
lawfinaer
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and
who
did
not
come
off
desperate
and
wheedling,
the
NDP
may
have
made
more
of
a
showing
in
this
election.
As
it
was,
however,
Mr.
Layton
clearly
did
not
capture
the
imaginations
of
disillusioned
Liberal
voters,
managing
to
secure
a
mere
thirty
seats
for
his
party.
While
this
is
an
increase
from
their
spoils
in
the
last
election,
more
could
certainly
have
been
done
to
court
new
supporters,
and
the
failure
on
the
part
of
the
New
Democratic
Party
as
a
whole
to
capitalize
on
the
climate
of
distrust
for
the
Liberals
represents
a
massive
missed
opportunity
for
Canada's
left.
Surprisingly,
Paul
Martin
demonstrated
a
degree
of
grace,
if
long
overdue.
After
nearly
losing
in
his
own
riding,
the
embattled
former
PM
has
stepped
down
as
leader
of
the
Liberal
party.
At
least
he
was
man
enough
to
remain
vourself
with
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throughout
the
sponsorship
scandal
and
the
consequent
election,
before
tucking
his
tail
in
and
fleeing
back
to
a
somewhat
more
private
life.
Well,
I
guess
we'll
all
just
have
to
sit
back
and
see
what
happens
next.
Maybe
this
apprehension
I
feel
is
just
a
sign
that
I
bought
into
the
Liberal
fear
campaign
a
little
too
much.
Who
knows?
See
you
in
Iraq,
y'all.
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which
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in
last
month's
issue
of
Free
Forum,
was
previous-!
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featured
in
another
publication.
Many
thanks
to
Mr.
Ewart
for
sharing
his
writing
with
us,
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