I think a word of disapproval would go down very well.

1.He said any plans by his government would dovetail with American proposals. Sensible cross-border politics and a smackdown of the insane cap ‘n trade schemes in Quebec and BC.

2. He knows fully well that AGW is heading into its death throes, so why not play out the clock at minimal cost to the taxpayers and the economy. It’s not like climate fraud needs another brawny shoulder to send it over the clif, when one has a full plate and a horde of leftist jackals with which to contend.

Frankly, the red-blooded thing I would prefer Harper to do sooner for the happiness of the base and the good of the country would be to terminate Jennifer Lynch as the CHRC head. She’s a GiC appointment whose tenure is “during good behaviour”, and there’s plenty of evidence to show otherwise.