Does Anyone Else Find This as Scary as I Do?

Stephen Harper made remarks a day and two ago that signal to me the type of government he wishes to put in place here.

He was attempting to clarify why socially liberal Canadians should vote for him, even if this risks putting in a majority Conservative government, which would of course have the power to legislate without needing to compromise. On Tuesday he said that such a government would be restrained by the civil service, the Senate, and the courts. Frightening enough on its own.

But then:

Harper was asked by reporters to clarify his remarks from Tuesday that a Tory majority wouldn't wield power unfettered because of the Liberal-dominated Senate, and a civil service and judiciary that have been put in place by the Liberals.

"We have no alternative but to accept the checks; they're part of our system," Harper said in Toronto.

Judges, even though they are appointed by the government, are "independent, there's no doubt about that," he said.

From CBC

Say what, Mr. Harper? If you get elected the only thing that'll hold you in check is the judiciary?

What exactly about your plans do you think Canadians might dislike so much that they have to rely on the courts to stop you?

The only thing more pathetic than the current Liberal campaign (splashing about and making noise like a drowning man, and for much the same reason) is the idea that through apathy and default, we might get the Conservatives. For the love of whatever beard-in-the-sky you believe in, vote on Monday.

If we're really lucky, maybe we'll get the Marijuana Party. They make a lot more sense than either Martin or Harper, and at least we'd have the proper perspective to appreciate it all.