Risking a clash with the courts over rights and restarting a divisive debate on social values is not something Mr.Harper should contemplate if he wants to be a unifying centrist prime minister.

• 如果哈帕想成为一个制造团结的温和派总理，那他就不应该再坚持去冒险和法院在各种人权问题上发生冲突，并且重新开始一场关于社会价值观的分裂性辩论。