Friday, January 20, 2006
Harper Blazes on CBC Tonight
I had an opportunity to catch Stephen Harper on CBC's "Your Turn" tonight. He did great. Mr. Harper was calm and humble, listening to questions and answering thoughtfully. Compared to Martin's ranting on the CBC in the program a week ago, Mr. Harper spoke policy and plans for the direction of Canada. Martin took his opportunity with Mansbridge to attack his main opponent and obfuscate on questions about Liberal scandal.
I tried to look at this through an unbiased lens to gauge what others, possibly undecided voters, would be thinking about Harper's performance. I thought he was weak in the foreign policy area and that he would initiate opening the gay marriage thing within the time of his mandate. I do not see the latter point as a priority. There are much bigger issues facing this country, we should not be revisiting this issue. Overall, I believed what Mr. Harper was saying, especially in running the government with integrity and accountability, and could easily see Stephen Harper as the Prime Minister.
I tried to look at this through an unbiased lens to gauge what others, possibly undecided voters, would be thinking about Harper's performance. I thought he was weak in the foreign policy area and that he would initiate opening the gay marriage thing within the time of his mandate. I do not see the latter point as a priority. There are much bigger issues facing this country, we should not be revisiting this issue. Overall, I believed what Mr. Harper was saying, especially in running the government with integrity and accountability, and could easily see Stephen Harper as the Prime Minister.
