Weak On Terrorism!

When it comes to sacrificing civil liberties in the war on terror, how much is too much?

The Liberals are weak on terrorism. A win for the Liberals is a win for Bin Laden. Sounds like typical talk show noise, or an election campaign in the U.S., but it's politics in Canada. Taking a page from the Republican play book, Conservative Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (George Bush Jr. Lite) is accusing the Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, of being soft on terrorism for his opposition to preventive detentions and compelled testimony. This after Canada's Supreme Court ruled that security-certificate laws are a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and gave parliamentarians one year to rewrite them.

The Conservatives have done well in the propaganda department as well painting their opponents as weak and by reiterating the partisan catchphrase - Canada's new government - they use as a marketing slogan for their administration.

"Opposition parties are being soft on security and soft on terrorism," Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said in a statement.

"Canada's new government remains unwavering in its determination to safeguard national security."

The charge of opposition "softness" was repeated in the House of Commons by Tory House leader Peter Van Loan.

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