Harper dangerous even with another minority government: Williams

CBC News:

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Wednesday that even another minority Conservative government would be ruinous for Canadians. In a nationally televised address to a St. John's business group, Williams — who has launched a campaign to defeat Conservative candidates in his province in the Oct. 14 federal election — gave what he called "a dire warning for all Canadians" about Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. "If [he] is prepared to slash program spending when he has large surpluses and break his written word as the leader of a minority government, the future of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians — and indeed all Canadians — will be very bleak under a Conservative majority," Williams said. A Progressive Conservative, Williams attacked Harper as a "fraud" and the architect of a "right-wing Conservative-Reform party" who has broken written promises from previous election campaigns since the Conservatives came to power in 2006.

"A majority government for Stephen Harper would be one of the most negative political events in Canadian history," Williams warned. "Even without a majority, he has cut funding for minorities, cut funding for literacy, cut funding to students, volunteers, museums and arts and culture groups right across the country [and] his government cut funding to women's groups and … actually went so far as to remove the federal mandate to advance equality for women," Williams told an audience at a St. John's Board of Trade luncheon."This all happened under a minority government. What in heaven's name will happen if he gets a majority?"

'You won't hear Stephen Harper admit he may win a majority government because he is terrified that people might stop and actually start to think about the consequences.'— Premier Danny Williams