Our own silly sideshow, the “Civil Rights Commission”, has been rendered toothless under the Bush Administration (thank God) so maybe some Canadians figured Harper had the same capability in his position as PM. I realize the two governments work very differently, but it is interesting to see just how different they truly are. Who would have thought Canada could embrace fascism?
I think the CHRC was created by our Parliament, so it would take a Parliamentary vote to disband it. Since none of the other parties want to get rid of it, the Tories are alone in this - meaning they need a majority themselves. They don’t have that right now, so they can’t pull the plug quite yet.
But wait for the next federal election. Dion can’t turtle forever.