Conservative majority gunned down at Dawson College?

How many Conservative MPs does it take to screw in a light bulb? If your light bulb has just gone out and you're asking this question to Stephen Harper, don't expect a straight answer. Just like the Tories refused to grant a stay of execution to Vancouver's safe injection site while Toronto was hosting a major international AIDS conference, Harper has made it clear he won't be moved by yesterday's school shooting in Montreal to seriously address gun control.

While the Reform/Alliance/CRAP ancestors to the current Conservatives orchestrated the national chorus of bitching about the Liberals' particularly federal gun registry, the fact remains that most Canadians want some kind of gun registry, particularly in Quebec, which now has seen three different Montreal campuses (Ecole Polytechnique, Concordia, and Dawson College) terrorized by gunmen. Since it will take about a dozen new Conservative MPs from Quebec to screw in that light bulb in the next election , it's imperative for the Prime Minister to look like he's dealing with the firearms issue.

Unfortunately for yesterday's victims, their families, and all Canadians, Harper's promise of "more effective legislation" is no different than calling a token hundred dollars "universal child care". Harper has no policy vision beyond stealing the next election from an unsuspecting public who have yet to learn that catch phrases and manipulative rebranding aren't real policy. The Conservatives don't want to improve or replace the federal gun registry, they just don't want gun control but are too gutless to admit that to Quebec voters. Given the choice between Harper's doubletalk and Gilles Duceppe's vow to keep the federal gun registry, concerned Quebec voters may have the Bloc Quebcois pull the trigger on a future Conservative majority government.