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Power grab? Why do people delude themselves into thinking that politics is about anything other than attaining political power? It's such an inane comment to make, in my view. Of course it's about power! Harper and his government, disproportionately comprised of well over 70 evangelicals, wants power to roll back laws on our universal health insurance system, gay marriage, abortion and other women rights like pay equity, social spending, Aboriginal rights, etc., while liberals, social democrats and sovereigntists want power so that they can pursue sound economic principles and social justice for all Canadians. To implement either agenda, one needs political power. Just make sure you vote for those MPs that best reflect your personal value system.....and now a mesage from our sponsers ..............If Paul Martin's Liberal minority government falls, you should] consider your options....We respectfully point out that the opposition parties, who together constitute a majority in the House, have been in close consultation..."-Stephen Harper, September 2004, in a letter to then-Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, calling for her to ask him to form government in the event that Martin's minority collapsed