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Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Canadian Politician
Born: Apr 30, 1959
Canada Country Government Think Will You
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Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it. Stephen Harper
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If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away. Stephen Harper
Ottawa Giveth Then Away
As a religion, bilingualism is the god that failed. It has led to no fairness, produced no unity, and cost Canadian taxpayers untold millions. Stephen Harper
God Religion Unity Cost Failed Untold Fairness Led Canadian Produced Taxpayers Millions
My own views on abortion, I'm not on either pole of that and neither of the interest groups on either end of this issue would probably be comfortable with my views. Stephen Harper
Abortion Own Neither Would My Own Pole Comfortable Issue End Either Interest Views Groups
I believe very strongly that in this world you have to have values and you have to stand up for your interests and if you don't do those things you're not going to get anywhere. Stephen Harper
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The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. Stephen Harper
World Superpower Shares Contains Continent Canada Now
I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service. Stephen Harper
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We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs. Stephen Harper
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If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people. Stephen Harper
Work Government You People Minority Other Parliament Want
We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that's why it's so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism. Stephen Harper
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Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy. Stephen Harper
Virtually Has-Been Area Most Concept Dead Policy Reduced Been Public Public Policy Universality
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 is supposed to accept without question. Stephen Harper
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I think the way to change it is to handle issues individually when it's essential to do so. Stephen Harper
Change Think Way Individually Issues Handle Essential
I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage. Stephen Harper
Marriage Definition Clear Support Always Traditional Been
Make no mistake. Canada is not a bilingual country. In fact it is less bilingual today than it has ever been. Stephen Harper
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That's my personal view I would say most in my caucus agree with that but there are some who don't and I've always said that on these kinds of moral issues, people have the right to their own opinions. Stephen Harper
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The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House. Stephen Harper
Government Down Several Brought Only House Parties Because
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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There is a Canadian culture that is in some ways unique to Canada, but I don't think Canadian culture coincides neatly with borders. Stephen Harper
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This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion. Stephen Harper
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I just think it would be unrealistic to suggest we're going to eliminate every last domestic insurgent in Afghanistan. Certainly, the history of the country would indicate that's not a very realistic objective, and I think we have to have realistic objectives. Stephen Harper
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We're not going to scrap the budget and make up some totally new platform the day after the election. So it's certainly willingness to compromise but we're not going back on the fundamental things we're running on in this campaign. Stephen Harper
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Look, I think the worst case scenario is obvious. I think first of all it doesn't work for very long. It's an unstable government that raises taxes and destroys the image we're building for Canada as a strong place to invest. Stephen Harper
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