Prime Minister Stephen Harper may not be immune to a Canadian version of the so-called Tea Party fury that devastated U.S. Democrats last week, and leading pollsters suggest he should be looking over his shoulder as the end of his fifth year in government nears.
Even though Canada's side of the populist anti-tax movement that swept through the U.S. midterms is threatening provincial governments rather than the federal Conservatives, and the core of federal Canadian conservative-minded voters is still behind Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.), a fragile economic recovery and a range of other issues that could turn like a perfect storm against Mr. Harper present a potential threat to his hold on power, analysts say.
Ekos pollster Frank Graves said the longer Mr. Harper is in power the more likely it is that voters will tend to blame him for their troubles if the economic recovery falters, with the federal deficit already climbing to $56-billion. Mr. Harper began his term in office nearly five years ago with a federal surplus of $13.2-billion.
Source: The Hill Times
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