Creative Thinker: The problem, of course, is that most Canadians - well, at least among those who follow politics closely - will precisely understand Mr. Vaughan's intent because the unified Conservative Party, which incorporated the Reform Party faction, has long been portrayed as providing safe harbour for the Christian right in Canada. (Mr. Trudeau rather clumsily suppressed this crowd in his party, of course.) I believe self-styled, identity-obsessed "progressives" have coined a term for such euphemistic criticism - "dog-whistle" politics. Usually, the criticism is cast against those who challenge the progressives' agenda, but it's also very easy to identify the tactic when the shoe is on the other foot, something Mr. Vaughan and his Libs might not have considered.