What would Harper actually do?

So I started a conversation with a friend this week, if you take the premise that Harper won a majority in the next election, what exactly would his platform be?

It's a hard question, given that he's been so focused on keeping his minorities alive. He seemingly hasn't had enough time to think through what he would do if given time and license.

The other difficulty is that he like many conservatives, is "against government". Now I've always had a problem understanding why someone who dislikes 'government' would want to run one, but that's another issue. The point being that he seems to be mroe interested in dismantling (destroying?) programs and also not all that interested in doing things that would involve more government.

So in the end there isn't much left. As far as I can see, there are a few things they feel strongly about. The big two are:

A national securities regulator
Dismantling the wheat board

Other than that, I'm not too sure what they really want to do, lower taxes of course. They seem to want to lower spending, but haven't to date.

I'm kind of curious to see what a Harper majority would do. One thing I think that would happen is is some kind of machinery of government changes. It's been a long time since there were any MOG changes, so it's a possibility. The last major changes were in 1993 and things have certainly changed since then.

Update

I forgot, they also want to get rid of the gun registry and stop financing poltiical parties and maybe stack the senate with more partisans to then "reform" it...

Maybe they should run on those 5 priorities and see what happens

Harper: Not a leader

Constitutional crisis

Canada is in serious danger of becoming a banana republic.

I am fearful for my country. Stephen Harper may stay in power, but it will be a Pyrrhic victory.

The negative forces he has unleashed will reverberate for year. I'm disgusted with his behaviour.

His use of the word 'separatist' every second word, his ABSOLUTELY FALSE claim that the three leaders refused to have the Canadian flag behind them at their press
conference.

His constant Quebec bashing is not only going to cost him and the conservatives in Quebec, it may well empower the separatists he despises so much.

He should know better than to claim that the opposition parties do not have the 'democratic right' to form a coalition government. What a load of crap, it doesn't even withstand even the slightest bit of scrutiny. It's as if he made it up on the back of a napkin and now is trying to use that as an argument.

We for better or for worse, live in a parliamentary system. We elect MPs, not governments.

I have to admit I feel a bit like I'm in the twilight zone, I can't believe it's come to this.

I am truly truly disgusted with the actions of Stephen Harper.

Interesting times..

It has been a surreal two days in Ottawa and it looks like another week of this, before it's resolved.

It appear Stephen Harper in a fit of arrogance, is trying to screw the other political parties by eliminating the subsidy parties get of 1.95$ per vote.

I'm not sure why that should be a matter of confidence regardless of one's position on it.

I think in a fit of stupidity, they also provided cover for the other opposition parties by refusing to do anything on the economic front.

So it looks like we may have Stéphane Dion as Prime Minister after all.

If there's anyone the tories have to blame it's Stephen Harper.