Is our Prime Minister an idiot or simply a fool?

Did Prime Minister Stephen Harper really say that many Canadians need guns to protect themselves?

"And here's to the government of Canada
In the swamp of their bureaucracy they're always bogging down
And criminals are posing as the mayors of the towns
And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sounds
And the speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clown."

.... a slight modification of the song, Here's to the People of Mississippi, written by Phil Ochs