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Stephen Harper’s assertion last Friday that Canada has “no history of colonialism” has attracted widespread anger and ridicule. Calls for a retraction and apology (not to mention for Canada to finally sign the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples) continue to build:

Harsha Walia, “Really Harper, Canada has no history of colonialism?”

Jorge Barrera, “Prime Minister needs to apologize for colonialism denial: Native groups.”

Back in March the Canadian Press broke the story that the Conservative Party was scripting call-in responses for supporters to read out on the air. Well, according to a leaked memo from Prime Minister Harper’s Chief of Staff Guy Giorno, they’re at it again. Here are just a few of the scripted lines to listen for on your local call-in show:

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