When Stephen Harper fanned the flames of bigotry during the election campaign for crass political purposes, I predicted that the fires he was starting would be very difficult to put out.
And sure enough, now the newspapers are heaving and churning with racist comments.
Anti Muslim bigotry is being used to create a backlash against the refugees who will soon be arriving here.
A photo surfaced on twitter from Tuscany station where the escalator had been sprayed in silver paint with the misspelled words: "F-K Syrea, Kill Musilums".
And this too is Harper's foul legacy.