[NZerFromHK]

The NBR is the most conservative locally-based media here, although by US standards it is merely moderately conservative. It has an extensive coverage of Canadian news, particularly events that happen in Ontario.

[NZerFromHK]

Ping! In particular:

In particular, I commend the chapter on productivity, which tracks how Canada is falling behind its larger neighbour. Its performance in the OECD is also dire. In 1995-2004, Canada was 18 out of 24 with average labour productivity growth of 1.5 per cent while New Zealand was even further back at 21 (1.2 per cent). By comparison, the US was eighth equal on 2.2 per cent) and Australia not far behind with 2.1 per cent.

Oops!

[Lancey Howard]

This article makes it sound like the best Harper can hope to do is slow down Canada's relentless descent into the swirling toilet of the socialist welfare state. Unfortunately, that is probably true.

[McGavin999]

LOL, I love the headline. The Canadian conservatives should be running around waving that headline in the faces of everyone.

[Fair Go]

I hope Harper can achieve something. However,I found this post to Andrew West's site at the Sydney Morning Herald of interest:
"I migrated from Canada to Australia many years ago out of sheer frustration of watching Toronto and Vancouver turned into polluted and dangerous megacities.

The country which was home to 5 generations of my forbearers has been lost to political obsequiousness and a left-leaning immigration lobby, the likes of which may yet threaten Australia.

Unlike Canadians, Australians (thankfully) have a vastly greater sense of self and feel no need to apologise for who or what they are. John Howard espouses such feelings daily and why not I ask?

Meanwhile, Andrew West is quite correct in his comments regarding forces of the "Right" in Canada. In broad context, these have always been small c conservatives and bear no resemblance to America's fire and brimstone, love it or leave it, Goldwater Republicans.

In a country that endlessly fawned over Pierre Trudeau, regardless of his mindboggling arrogance, there's not much chance of a modern day Borden, Meighen or Bennett ever returning to centre stage in Ottawa. Alas, these men not only believed in a "participatory democracy" - they practised it, unlike some of us eh Pierre?

The "LEFT" is very much alive and well north of the 49th parallel, so Canadian conservatives had best tread softly. Mr. Harper would do well to remember what happened to Joe Clark.

Meanwhile, will all of you Canadian Liberals do us a huge favour and stay precisely where you are? After all, you keep telling all and sundry that Canada (current conservative government aside) is by far and away the best country on the planet.

Kindly keep your fractured society to yourselves. I'll continue to watch the downhill slide from afar."

[kajingawd]

out of the wood works again are you?...

For 2 months prior to the Canadian election you wouldn't shut up about how the Conservatives were going to lose the election...how dire the Canadian economy is and how Canada was perceived by the rest of the world ( in your mind )...

Now the Conservatives DID win, but you still come in here bashing Canadians every chance you get...

your foresight is hindsight with drama...

Y do you hate Canada so much...you're a funny little boy.


I'll think positive and keep on doing so...hell, worked so far...

You go and talk the shyte you always do and try to pick and chose the problems Canadians might have in the future and dwell on what happened in the past...you sound like a democrat...pure liberal.

[Bender2]

About time... Welcome back to the fight...