Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper PC MPis a Canadian politician and member of Parliament who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006 to November 4, 2015. He was the first prime minister to come from the modern Conservative Party of Canada, which was formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth30 April 1959
CityLeaside, Canada
CountryCanada
We're going to create a distinct organization through legislation.
We're not going to try to force a vote unless we think we can win it.
We have no alternative but to accept the checks; they're part of our system.
What the prime minister doesn't seem to face is the election is either going to occur now or it's going to occur in January, ... We're not going to wait another four months.
If the special envoy were to conclude that this is not a direction in which the United States wishes to go, then Canada will have to make other long-term choices in its economic infrastructure,
If that's the case, then obviously we'll have options to talk about.
He's decided to support the Government. If he changes that view, look, I'm sure (we) will get together as quickly as possible.
He's aware of our position. The ball is in his court now.
But a big part of the reason this has happened is the Liberal government has allowed communications with the Americans to break down entirely.
Chinese-Canadians are making an extraordinary impact on the building of our country. They've also made a significant historical contribution despite many obstacles.
I felt almost from Day One that we were doing what we wanted to do, getting our message out, and the surprise for me from early on was that the Liberals didn't seem to be doing that.
I don't know all the facts o-n Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans.
I don't believe this government has the moral authority to govern.
I actually think the (U.S.) ambassador's intervention was inappropriate... I don't think foreign ambassadors should be expressing their views, or intervening in an election.