Sir Walter Scott wrote ” O what a tangled plot we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Apply this to Ottawa and remember to use “Harperism” whenever you want to explain or illustrate this quotation. How perfect. The concept of deception is the very core of Harperism. In fact Harperism means the art of Practicing Politics by making deception your governing principle. Stephen Harper was a Canadian politician who became Prime Minister from 2006 until 2015, first as Minority leader then with a Majority for the last two of his terms. His regime was marked by a large list of deceptions, secrets and dubious electoral schemes. His most famous, or infamous achievement was to be credited with the term Harperism, which became a useful word added to the English lexicon meaning “shady and deceptive governing practices.” Where other leaders and parties in Canadian history were of course accused of unethical or even criminal practice from time to time, no other was so thoroughly committed to the central principle of continuous deception. It was this dedication to deception that became the legacy and hallmark of the period
during which Stephen Harper governed.
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