After his election in 2006, it took Stephen Harper until his cabinet's swearing-in ceremony to start breaking promises. This time, he isn't waiting anywhere near that long, as Harper hasn't even needed a day after the election to start unveiling the Cons' real platform which is radically different from their positions during the campaign.
More arbitrary (and economically damaging) spending cuts which Harper considered a "ridiculous hypothetical scenario" way back in the dark ages of last week? Now, they're suddenly on the table.
Dozens of patronage appointments to the Senate in the name of better democratic representation? Harper is just looking for an excuse.
An economic pseudo-plan which combines elements he dismissed as "panicked" when they came from another party with statements of the glaringly obvious? Harper can't take credit for it fast enough.
Not that Harper has ever given Canadians reason to think he could be trusted. But the fact that he's managed to accumulate three strikes in a single day after winning an election has to serve as an awfully ominous sign of what's to come.
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