What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of time, is it must appeal primarily to the third parties in the House of Commons to get them to support it. Stephen Harper appealcommongovern Change image and share on social
If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away. Stephen Harper givethottawataketh Change image and 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
The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House. Stephen Harper alienatebringgovernment Change image and share on social
Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took. Stephen Harper alienateallycanada Change image and share on social
The world is now unipolar and contains o-nly o-ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. Stephen Harper canadacontinentnly Change image and share on social
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 abortioncomfortableend Change image and share on social
But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion. Stephen Harper abortioncampaignclear 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
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 those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we're not out of woods. Stephen Harper createcreationemployment share on social