HarperIndex.ca RSS Feed http://www.harperindex.ca Analyzing persuasion techniques of Canada's Conservatives - The Promises - The Record - The Responses en-us Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:27:34 -0500 Harper Index RSS Creator ish@straightgoods.com webmaster@straightgoods.com Golden Lake Institute/HarperIndex.ca, 2007 HarperIndex.ca RSS Feed http://www.harperindex.ca http://www.HarperIndex.ca/Images/Heads/Masthead_vsmall.jpg 100 39 Mission Accomplished...?HarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00266If the mission was to waste nearly a million bucks on a photo op... yes!Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:20:25 -0500Newswire 1 Public understanding of Harper's extreme agenda keeps him from total powerHarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00265Hidden agenda is no longer an issue, which is what keeps Cons stalled in low 30s in public opinion.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:36:01 -0500Newswire 2 Colvin's gagging and public smearing highlight callousness HarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00263Harperites deaf to suffering of detainees, innocent or not, and quick to slag courageous whistleblower.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:38 -0500Newswire 3 Gun control politics revised Canada's political mapHarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00260Private member's bill to kill long-gun registry combined with Conservative attack ads which target sitting Liberal and NDP MPs from rural ridings.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:39 -0500Newswire 4 Gun registry became a symbolic issueHarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00259Canadian right borrowed from National Rifle Association and the gun lobby in the USA, framing the debate.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:43:03 -0500Newswire 5 HST is another step to choking off funding for federal programsHarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00258Extending consumption taxes while cutting income and business taxes transfers tax burden to those least able.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:27:39 -0500Newswire 6 Medicare would end with Harper majority - Mike McBaneHarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00257Even now, the system is under extreme threats, with privatized clinics opening the door to trade challenges.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:07:53 -0500Newswire 7 Obstructionism from Canada blocks global climate change progress HarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00253Australian scientist, best-selling author Tim Flannery urges Canada to be part of the solution.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:30:19 -0500Newswire 8 Partisan government ads put Conservatives – deliberately – on thin iceHarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00254Controversial giant cheques are censured in public and probably sanctioned in private.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:25:23 -0500Newswire 9 Artists need long-term support for infrastructure – Charlie Angus HarperIndex.ca <ish@straightgoods.com>http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=00255Juno nominee MP gives Harper credit for singing, but says Canada's edge in arts industries continues to be undermined.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:53:16 -0500Newswire 10