Nothing unethical, eh? Try illegal (maybe)

Canada has a history of dirty tricks in politics. But the PMO's admission that a Conservative member hacked into an NDP conference call yesterday takes things to a new low. I was under the presumption that warrantless wiretapping, or recording a phone conversation without consent, is illegal in Canada. To openly release the tape is beyond comprehension.

But like Duplessis and Nixon, Harper must presume that if he's the leader then nothing he does is illegal. Or unethical.

At this point, a normal person would hire an independent prosecutor to investigate. But Harper is anything but a normal person. If there is any way to bring down his government before next Monday's no-confidence vote (short of a military coup d'état) then I'd like to know.

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