Our government has been in a surplus position up until this year. We should be able to recover to a surplus position… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I do think that all economies need a sense of fiscal discipline especially over the midterm and if you are in the… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy. — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation. — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures, and we will come out of… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Part of the reason we're all committed to coordinated stimulus is we want to stimulate the global economy. We're in a global… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
If we start thinking simply nationally, and we start having policies that try and restrict the benefits only within our borders, and… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Canada appears content to become a second-tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its economy and social services to mask its… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
As I constantly remind Canadians, there isnt really a Canadian economy anymore. It is a global economy. — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I intend to lead my party, which is the only party that has a serious policy on the No. 1 priority of… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
We're always willing to look at ways NAFTA can work better. But it's a fine line between looking at ways to make it work… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don't feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don't feel… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
The media is tremendously important for all governments that are able to communicate through the it. It doesn't mean there is a balance of… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
But I'm very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don't believe in imposing values… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know,… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I forget what the relevant American rate is, but I can tell you that our goal is to have a combined federal-provincial corporate tax… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I will strive to make this not the highest-spending country in the world, but instead the lowest taxing o-ne. — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
The job numbers are positive. We've had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We're seeing that the creation, we're seeing… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
After all, enforced national bilingualism in this country isn't mere policy. It has attained the status of a religion. It's a dogma which one… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
