Scandals and Coverups in Harper Government
source:  Dennis Gruending
Don't be fooled by Harper's religious cloak which he displayed prominently to sell Christmas to Canadians.  There are no ethics behind his false exterior but human rights violations galore.  Here's an excerpt from the above writer for context on the Beth Oda affair, the coverup and the significance of what was felt to be not worthy of conservative strategic importance - namely outing of criticism of tar sands by religious groups.

KAIROS is an inter-church coalition that has been around for a long time. It is well respected and does good work internationally, particularly on social justice and human rights issues. KAIROS also has a habit of speaking its mind on public issues. It has offered criticisms of Israel for its treatment of Palestinians. KAIROS has also raised questions about the rapid development of the tar sands in Alberta and of certain environmental and human rights practices of Canadian mining companies working in developing countries.

A similar unethical deal with Honduras, murder capital of the world, shows the extent to which Canadian mining interests have no boundaries for their investments.  Free trade is an oxymoron.  There is no free trade.  It comes with a proviso.  Free trade - our way - or no trade.

Source:  http://www.rightsaction.org/action-content/sweatshops-mining-tourism-free-trade-negotiations-canadas-involvement-honduras

Neighbor to the United States, Canada often escapes critical attention to its unjust global economic and political ventures.  However, Canada is making its complicit involvement in post-coup Honduras increasingly obvious through Canada's sweatshop, mining and tourist interests in the country.

Canada is a Plutonomy