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Originally posted by Beatz
How are the conservatives in Canada (Their goals)? they're kind of right-center wing or radical extremists like the Tea Party?
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No. Even if I hate the Conservative of Canada, it's not fair to even compare them to the Republicans. They're way more "progressive" than the Republicans and the Tea Party. I guess they could be considered party at the center in the USA. I think they're more at the right regarding economy. There are still things that I hate about his program : he did invest a lot in military stuffs in the past years, while he doesn't care about culture and remove a lot of money in this area. He's making taxes for huge companies such as the oil companies in Alberta very cheap, which a lot of Canadians are angry about. He's not really investing in social programs. My vision is that he's more a guy whos priorities are the rich people.
Also, it's not surprise that Harper is opposed to gay marriage, even thought it was already legalised years ago.
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Party leader Stephen Harper does not oppose same-sex civil unions, but does oppose same-sex marriage. In 2005, Harper spoke at an anti-same-sex marriage rally, and declared "we can win this fight".
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But, fortunaly, he said he wouldn't come back on topic such as gay marriage and abortion later. Anyways, my opinion is very biaised because I can't stand them.