Pro-war Conservatives Stephen Harper and Stockwell Day 2003 Iraq

March 17, 2003 - Stephen Harper, then leader of the Conservative Opposition, attacks Jean Chretien's Liberal government for listening to the majority of Canadians and not overtly supporting or sending combat troops into Bush's war in Iraq. The United Nations did not support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, called the war illegal in 2004.

Massive demonstrations in Quebec and Canada against the impending war in Iraq forced the Liberals to make this public statement against the war in 2003. Chretien's government did send military and command support into the Gulf, and made a deal with the Bush Administration to send a large contingent of combat troops into Afghanistan instead of Iraq (2,500 Canadian troops are currently serving in Kandahar until 2011; as of mid-June 2008, 85 soldiers had been killed).

Harper and his Conservative party (now the minority Government of Canada) strongly advocate for war in the Middle East, have successfully pushed through increases in military spending in Canada as requested by the Bush Administration, and promote a repressive security state that targets Arabs, Muslims and ethnic minorities who do not support their aggressive neo-conservative agenda.

Conservatives Stephen Harper and Stockwell Day are closely tied to the Republican Bush Administration in the United States. Harper and Day's election and political campaigns are heavily funded by oil, gas, defence and conservative lobby groups, both in Canada and the United States.

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[patarfuyfuy]

we need a priminister like Chretien again not that scumbag harper

[TruthSeeker905]

@patarfuyfuy I used to dislike Chretien until I saw what Harper has done to our country! I would welcome back Chretien's leadership any time over this dictatorship that Harper has put in place! It's true our prime minsters are nothing more than pawns and/or puppets, but some times Chretien would cut his strings and stand up for what is right!

[TheInternetWanderer]

All these conservative idiots in the House must be choking on their own words today.

[TruthSeeker905]

@TheInternetWanderer Why what happened?

[TruthSeeker905]

@asphyxiafeeling I don't think so Iraq was Bush jr's war! A war in which he claimed was to recover weapons of mass destruction, a war that was deemed illegal by the U.N. Since then we have found that Bush lied and Iraq is still an illegal war. That was over 8 years ago and Canada is still not there! So no you won't be seeing Canada in Iraq!

[Freethinker12341]

Jean Chretien was a good man

[mantler112]

"i guess we have a government that is indeed half pregnent here" what did harper mean by this joke? I honestly have a hard time understanding chretien, so i dont know if it had something to do with his statement or whats up with that.

[14Schofield]

@SurgeCess As much as I dislike Harper, your statement is quite weird. I know a lot of people who unbutton their suits when sitting down, and button them up when standing. It helps keep the suit in its best condition.

[eyesea]

because of this weasel looking fool i got a federal conviction for a little bit of weed. thanks, asshole. you'll probably burn in hell for being such a cunt.

[SurgeCess]

Everytime he stands up he buttons his suit jacket, and when he sits down he unbuttons it again so that he can button it up when he stands up again. Canada doesn't deserve this obsessive compulsive jerk-off.

[rocknpolitics]

Right on, Steve! Proud to see you get your coveted majority! Here's a great video on Harper:

/watch?v=_SuUruNEpPo&feature=r­elated

[asphyxiafeeling]

@TheInternetWanderer

Several CANADIANS have gone at me pretty hard over even discussing this issue (even in this thread), that's why I said that. It's nothing against you personally.

[TheInternetWanderer]

@asphyxiafeeling - Relax? lol

[gopconservative78]

@folladordeprostis Wealthy too!  Don't forget that!

[folladordeprostis]

@gopconservative78 ,the economy is fucked up because of the huge spending in wars,but you don't care because you are an ignorant redneck