In my opinion, there is one commonality shared by the Day/Harper piece and the current Conservative campaign, but it's not what you might imagine it to be. In both cases, I believe Canadian public opinion was/is correct. Canadians opposed Bush II's Iraq War, which we now know was premised on falsehoods, and they oppose the Khadr settlement, which is being justified by the government on the fatuous grounds of asserting Charter rights. The Conservatives may operate on the basis of muddled thinking on occasion, as may the Liberals, but when they clearly express their views on contentious issues Canadians tend to be more clearheaded than are many of their contemporary political leaders.