An Uncomfortable Trend In Canadian Politics

What happens when you put your own interests first, to the exclusion of all others?  Well, their interests come into conflict with yours.  When laissez-faire politics ceases to work in your favour, as it invariably does, capitalist governments invariably slide further along the spectrum.

How's that happen?  A few examples:

While Kenney has yet to release his "safe" country list, according to the criteria, Mexico, Hungary and the United States are certain to be on it.

and

“What this amounts to is a process to violate the law. The prohibition on the use of information derived from torture is absolute,” she said in an interview.

and

The Conservative government plans to shut down the probe looking into the bungled handling of the F-35 purchase.

Scientists, bureaucrats, diplomats, etc. are already afraid to speak truth to the CPC's power for fear of reprisal.  Anyone who considers themself an "activist" is being labeled as enemies of the State.  Lots of Harper supporters I know argue that's fine; Harper's Prime Minister and he has the right to do whatever the hell he wants with his employees and his money.

Only they aren't his resources and it isn't his money.  It's ours.  When an increasing number of tax-paying  Canadians are labeled as un-Canadian by its government, something is amiss.