lol, i doubt any of that... i'd hope not at least...
luckily it's a minority government...

Harper is not Mulroney; you cannot assume Harper will adopt the same policies as before. Just like you wouldn't assume Paul Martin to be like Jean Chretien (oh did I mention I hate Chretien?). Paul Martin is alright, but it's time to get the corrupt Liberals out.

Stronger relations with the USA is not necessarily a bad thing. Washington has offered to extend its missile shield to protect Canada, and consult Ottawa should a missile transcend Canadian airspace before taking any action. All Canada had to do was to nod and accept the offer with gratitude, yet the Liberals rejected the proposal. Despite anti-US sentiments in Canada, US is our most valuable ally in many ways, be it military or economical. Without American protection, do you really think Canada can withstand foreign invasions, whose possibilities cannot be ignored due to the vast oil reserves out West.

Of course, Canada should not blindly concur with every American policy, and I am grateful that Canadian soldiers weren't dispatched to invade Iraq. But the Feds should approach the issue with an open mind. If cooperation with the American on a certain issue is beneficial to Canadians, they should go for it rather than exacerbating Canada-US relations for short-term political gains.

I'm not seeing why, other than stronger economic ties with the US, people should be happy with Harpers policies or the parties beliefs... We already have good relations with the US in terms of trade. We're their biggest trading partners... Anti-American sentiments? Of course... Why do you think when Canadians go to Europe, rest of the world, we're looked on much better... MUCH better... than americans? Military campaigns? I think the Liberal government made great decisions after the attacks on iraq and such... MAYBE it would be beneficial in the short term, like those recent disputes we've had over lumber, cattle, etc., those types of things can now be settled in a shorter time with the new government, but that's the only benefit...
Canada needs an identiy, not to be looked upon as a smaller United States...