Stephen Harper: The Arrogant Autocrat Who Has Been Ruining the Country That We Love

by Mel Hurtig

How did a diverse, progressive country like Canada end up with a far-right, ultra-conservative prime minister who, to quote the author, “has launched an all-out assault on our democracy and who is—as quickly as possible—dismantling many things that we, Canadians, hold dear?”

Point by point, best-selling political writer and Canadian nationalist Mel Hurtig names Stephen Harper’s his war on the environment and on science; his use of the Canada Revenue Agency to disrupt and control the work of Canadian charities, especially those working on issues like climate change, poverty and human rights; how policies that affect the distribution of income and wealth are unfair, unequal, unjust, undemocratic; and how Canada’s dysfunctional Electoral system got the country in this mess.

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2015

Reviews

[Earl Veale · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to walk away from the book a couple times. Seeing this itemized list of the things the Harper Government has done to my country shocked even me. I knew he was bad, but I had no idea...