Rank-and-file Conservative MPs have no say in fashioning the centrepiece policies of the Harper government, says a former Tory caucus member who was booted from party ranks last month. Staying true to what we have seen in the last year, the Harper government seems to be doing the exact opposite of what a democratic party should do. They tend not to tell us what's going on, and they aren't even getting feed back from their MPs. It seems that what is happening is that there is the inner cadre of people who are making decisions and telling the party what they will support. It's suppose ...