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Originally Posted by sherpahigh
I think the fear of them turning out to be radically socially conservative is pretty common. I believe this fear is unfounded and mostly fearmongering done by the liberals. Again, only way to really find out is to see what happens with them in power. I hope that they'll be able to set everyone's mind at ease and prove that they are worthy to hold office and do what's best for the Canadian population.
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My greater fear is that they'll try to ram through omnibus legislation, in an attempt to indiscriminately demolish existing Liberal programs. Nobody will miss the Gun Registry for example, but I worry for the less glamourous but still necessary funding programs already in place. A mandate for "change" can be dangerous if applied through ideology alone.
This was how the Harris Tories operated in Ontario, and it was incredibly counter-productive. Clumsy funding formulas for Education, Municipal amalgamation and downloading, broadly devisive labour relations... The changes were so broad and far reaching, that it was impossible to evaluate the quality of the legislation, much less predict the fallout. In the end, a ton of energy and time was spent picking up the pieces and refining the legislation for Ontario's diverse regions and their needs. I just hope we're not in for the same crude tactics at the federal level.