Actually abstaining from all candidate debates during the election, and silencing the social conservative portion of the party already makes them look like they have something to hide. Harper is a soulless robot with the personality of drywall, that he would make such a move is not surprising. He is only interested in consolidating power, and to hell with representative democracy.

If they don't understand why this government must change, than they're idiots. Anybody who has ever taken a high-school social studies understands that the opposition has a right, in fact an obligation to topple an ineffective government such as the one we have now. Conservatives have a minority government which means they do not have the support of anything nearing the majority of Canadians. Period. Just because enough Canadians see through Harpers BS to keep the Cons out of majority territory, does not mean the Cons have a right to start imposing its will on a nation that for the most part rejected his mandate to rule. Harper is out of control and the Cons all sit back, hands behind their heads screaming “yeah, but at least the trains are running on time!”