Thomas Walkom: Harper’s curious hidden agenda talk (in the Toronto Star)

"[Walkom's] own view, incidentally, is that Harper’s agenda isn’t hidden. To anyone who cares to pay attention, he has been clear about his ultimate aim — which is to get the federal government out of the business of virtually everything except banks, prisons, the military, foreign affairs and interprovincial commerce.

"This is not something he wants to dwell on during an election campaign he hopes will be fought on economic management. But by raising the spectre of Ignatieff’s agenda, he risks focusing attention on his own."

Full article: Walkom: Harper’s curious hidden agenda talk.