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Harper takes a page from Assad playbook

Implying that aboriginal opposition to Northern Gateway is a product of American money and influence is a new low.

By Gar Pardy

Published January 18, 2012

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Bashar al-Assad of Syria have little in common.

Mr. Assad, fighting for his political survival and that of his minority Alawite regime established by his father more than 40 years ago, has created a regime as repressive as any in the world.

Mr. Harper is fighting ruthlessly and tenaciously to stamp his brand of conservatism upon the land. The...

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