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 backbudgetcampaign share on social
We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters. Stephen Harper allyconcernglobal Change image and share on social
It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern. Stephen Harper governgovernmentobligation Change image and share on social
Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it. Stephen Harper bangheadhit Change image and share on social
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 businesscorporatecountry share on social
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 badbuildcanada share on social
If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people. Stephen Harper governmentminorityparliament Change image and share on social
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 rate of no more than 25 percent. We're on target to do that by 2012. We will have significantly - by a significant margin the lowest corporate tax rates in the G-7, and that's our - our government's objective. Stephen Harper americancombinecorporate share on social
I think in Atlantic Canada, because of what happened in the decades following Confederation, there is a culture of defeat that we have to overcome. Stephen Harper atlanticcanadaconfederation Change image and share on social
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 alternativecanadianconstitutional Change image and share on social