The 180

Is Stephen Harper Canada's most progressive PM?

A surprising voice says our current Prime Minister is the most progressive we've ever had.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks in Delta, B.C., on Thursday January 8, 2015. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Stephen Harper is a Conservative. You'll know that because, along with being Prime Minister, he's the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Bill Tieleman is not a Conservative. You may know that from reading his decidedly left-leaning political commentaries on the online news magazine The Tyee, and because he's spent his career advising the NDP, and Labour unions, and tonnes of non-profits.

So why does Bill Tieleman say Stephen Harper is the most socially progressive PM Canada has ever had? Listen to find out.