Now I Understand

For a few years now, I have been curious about what seems to be deeply irrational hatred of Stephen Harper expressed by commentors on some of Canada's major media outlets (CBC, CTV, Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star).

Here is an excellent lecture by John Ibbitson on the "Collapse of the Laurentian Consensus". Quebec and Ontario's elite, Canada's traditional power base, living primarily in the two major cities along the St. Lawrence (Toronto and Montreal), are being replaced by the West and, as the power slips from the hands of Central Canada, they are scared. The world is changing around them and they are not in the drivers seat. Western Canada is. You can even see the fearful hatred in the comments below this TVO video: The Collapse of the Laurentian Consensus. You are no longer the Centre of the universe and you are whining like babies. That's why we in the West must be portrayed as bigots and racists, even though the truth is not only totally to the contrary, but staring anyone who looks, in the face. Welcome to the new Canada, folks.