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Joe Shlabotnik

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2. Good question.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:38 AM

Jul 2013

Harper shocked everyone including party insiders when he agreed to apologize for the residential schools, because although he didn't offer any restitution (naturally), at the time he didn't have anything to gain from it. Now with emergence of Idle No More, FIPPA challenges, and dwindling time before 2015, would another empty apology accomplish anything? His already volatile base will freak out if he loosens the government purse strings now.

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"Harper must address decades-old nutritional tests on aboriginals: Atleo" [View all] applegrove Jul 2013 OP

I wonder how Harper will respond. He only seems to want to be a wet blanket when it comes applegrove Jul 2013 #1

Good question. Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2013 #2

I imagine he thought - or wanted to claim afterwards - that that'd be that Posteritatis Jul 2013 #3