Irony: Stephen Harper's downfall?

I would tend to agree.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/10/23/how-irony-killed-stephen-harper.html

"Irony does not let pomposity and hypocrisy go unpunished. Irony pricks the bubble of the overconfident and sabotages the self-righteousness of the smug. Irony is the friend of the people. This year, it was the enemy of Stephen Harper."