Government Quote by Stephen Harper

“The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government.”

Stephen Harper

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know,…

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The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower.

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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…

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The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.

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I will strive to make this not the highest-spending country in the world, but instead the lowest taxing o-ne.

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I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not…

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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…

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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…

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