A clue to the PM of Canada's governing style?

[FluffyMcDeath]

This is an oldish article (2006) but it contains this paragraph:

The senior Tory recounted being told Harper had "read and mastered" the biography and leadership style of Russia's Communist dictator Josef Stalin, and said the prime minister has adopted some of the same tactics.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Oh. Here's something else I didn't know about my government.

Even as Canada's new Cabinet was being sworn in to much fanfare on May 18, a number of other behind-the-scenes changes to the country's governing structure were being introduced. Chief among these was a move to establish national security as one of the country's most important foreign affairs priorities, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper himself overseeing the file.

 

[Glaucus]

I said it before and I'll say it again: He's a snake in the grass. I could probably write 3 books to back that up, but I'll just leave it at that.