The one entity, one independent power that has stymied Stephen Harper again and again, contradicted his agenda, limited his options and overturned his decisions MULTIPLE TIMES in just the last few months has been the Supreme Court of Canada.
Does Stephen Harper strike anyone as someone who responds well to independent oversight or any restrictions on the exercise of his power? Can we really count on Harper placidly accepting such an infuriating limitation on his exercise of power - clearly his number one constant priority?
There is a precedent, for a similar powerful, suspicious, paranoid and dictatorial leader being challenged by the judicial branch and lashing out violently in defiance of constitutional norms. Should Canadians be watchful for our own high court equivalent of the Saturday Night Massacre?
Sunday, June 01, 2014
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