{"id":25901,"date":"2024-03-23T00:17:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T00:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25901"},"modified":"2024-03-23T00:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T00:44:06","slug":"lurch-more-to-the-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25901","title":{"rendered":"Hard Right turn&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Harper-surveil.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23768\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Harper-surveil.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Harper-surveil-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Harper-surveil-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Vanitas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17368\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Vanitas.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Vanitas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Vanitas-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Allow-the-Etnically-Challenged-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1089\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Allow-the-Etnically-Challenged-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Allow-the-Etnically-Challenged-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Allow-the-Etnically-Challenged-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Allow-the-Etnically-Challenged-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Allow-the-Etnically-Challenged.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CP-harper.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17361\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CP-harper.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CP-harper-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CP-harper-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f3a4; OPINION: <em>i<\/em>Politics  Fred DeLorey Published&nbsp;Mar 22, 2024 at 10:00am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harper to foreign affairs in a Poilievre government?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The appointment of Stephen Harper as minister of foreign affairs under a Poilievre government represents more than just a political maneuver; it is a bold declaration of Canada\u2019s readiness to assume a pivotal role in shaping global affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harper\u2019s role as chair of the International Democrat Union (IDU) \u2014 an alliance fostering links among centre-right parties worldwide<\/strong> \u2014 further amplifies his global influence. 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