The Harper Index: Gordon O’Connor

One of my favourite Canadian sites, StraightGoods.ca, has started The Harper Index: “Analyzing persuasion techniques of Canada’s Conservatives:  the promises, the record, the responses” .  Here is an excellent sampling:

May 23, 2007

A bulletin from www.HarperIndex.ca

In 2006, Stephen Harper chose Gordon O’Connor as defence minister, a man with openly hawkish views due to his background as a soldier and military industry lobbyist. This week O’Connor, besides having to fend off the opposition over Afghanistan, is trying to defend new estimates for the cost of tank purchases that are double what he projected.

A new article looking at O’Connor and his background is on our front page and at http://www.harperindex.ca/ViewArticle.cfm?Ref=0036 .

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Thanks from the HarperIndex team.

Ish Theilheimer
Managing Editor, www.HarperIndex.ca
Publisher, www. StraightGoods.com