Like Nixon in China... Not!

According to his resume Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper has a master of economics. I often wonder if he threw it out the window when he got elected, because it sure seems like it. I would like to list a few reasons that have led me to believe that Harper should have failed economics:
1. The lack of spreading information; as far as transperancy Harper is horrible. According to recent news, even the communists are quicker at providing information than Canada. An open gouvernment is required for optimal levels of investment, and Stephen Harper isn't providing one.
2. Income trusts, Harper recently changed the structure of income trusts in a suprise move, which is the worst thing to do in an open economy. Suprises, mess with investors views and destroy the gouvernments credibility. If he was truly and economist, he would look at the costs of destroying his credibility and not just the money not being made with more taxes.
3. Needless legislation time, Do we really need to debate same-sex marriage again? Couldn't we be using this time more effeciently, for something productive which might actually benefit are society?
4. Relationship with China. It seems weird that an economist takes such a harsh stance on China, it's as if he has no understanding of Kusnitz curves. Kusnitz curves dictate that as countries industrialize the inequity among the population increases up to a point and then it moves in an opposite direction, this suggests that indutrialization will be the factor that changes China and witholding trade is actually a negative on both countries.

For God sakes Harper Canada doesn't need a brazen hero, it needs an economically sound leader!