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A retrospective
5 Jul 2009, 5:34 pm |
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May 26, 2006. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he plans to introduce a bill to set fixed dates for federal elections, as part of a wider movement towards democratic reform. ”Fixed election dates stop leaders from trying to manipulate the calendar,” Harper told reporters in Victoria, B.C. on Friday. “They level the playing field for all parties.”
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Cowboy Steve (II)
5 Jul 2009, 1:51 pm |
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More from the Prime Minister’s Stampede speech.
“Let the opposition parties threaten to get together to defeat us and replace us,” Harper told about 800 Conservative supporters during a barbecue at Heritage Park. “Canadians have been clear that they do not want another election.”
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Dept. of Outta Here
5 Jul 2009, 5:31 am |
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Blogging will be sporadic, with gusts to non-existent, over the next two weeks. In my absence, please just assume that Mike Duffy continues to publicly demonstrate with his every word and action his complete and utter independence as a member of the upper chamber.
If that’s not enough to hold you, please work from the following [...]
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Saturday night’s all right for a Twitter fight
4 Jul 2009, 10:20 pm |
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Jason Kenney, David Akin and Olivia Chow trade twits.
MinJKMy favourite line from PM’s speech: “we don’t determine our foreign policy by doing a poll of the UN General Assembly.”
davidakin@MinJK OK. How do you determine your foreign policy? 06/08 campaign platform only spoke to Afstan. What about rest of world
oliviachow@davidakin @MinJK Determining foreign policy: how about [...]
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Cowboy Steve
4 Jul 2009, 8:55 pm |
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The Prime Minister gets into the Stampede spirit.
Mr. Harper also portrayed his government as trying to get tough on crime but being shackled to the actions of “the three parties of the left.”
Mr. Ignatieff will raise taxes if brought to power, Mr. Harper said, adding past Liberal promises would have led to “bloated bureaucracy” and [...]
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Harper on CBC reporter Melissa Fung's release from kidnappers
The Prime Minister’s press conference following the release of CBC television reporter Melissa Fung, who was being held captive by kidnappers in Afghanistan.
















