Stephen Harper Quotes - Page 4

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• I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.

  Stephen Harper

  Believe, Government, Abortion

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• But the Progressive Conservative is very definitely liberal Republican. These are people who are moderately conservative on economic matters, and in the past have been moderately liberal, even sometimes quite liberal on social policy matters.

  Stephen Harper

  Past, People, Matter

  Stephen Harper's Speech to a June 1997 Montreal meeting of the Council for National Policy, www.theglobeandmail.com. December 15, 2005.

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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

  Teamwork, Thinking, Issues

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• 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

  Country, Bilingualism, Dogma

  "Calgary Sun", May 6, 2001.

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• When Ralph Goodale tried to tax Income Trusts they showed us where they stood, they showed us their attitude towards raiding Seniors hard earned assets and a Conservative government will never allow either of these parties to get away with that.

  Stephen Harper

  Senior, Attitude, Party

  YouTube Chanel "TubeMe6969"/ "Stephen Harper Income Trust Promise", www.youtube.com. November 2, 2006.

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• But I've been very clear in this campaign - I don't believe the party should have a position on abortion.

  Stephen Harper

  Party, Believe, Should Have

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• First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government.

  Stephen Harper

  Responsibility, Government, Leader

  "Harper appears open to working with Bloc in 2004 CBC interview". Interview with Evan Solomon, www.theglobeandmail.com. December 5, 2008.

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• A transition is taking place in Egypt. In my judgement, there is no going back. I think the old expression, "They're not going to put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one.

  Stephen Harper

  Thinking, Egypt, Expression

  The Conservative Political Action Conference, February 11, 2011.

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• I think I have been perfectly clear in saying that I hope Canadians do elect a majority government. I think this cycle of election after election, minority after minority is beginning to put some of the country's interests in serious jeopardy.

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Thinking, Government

  "Harper, under attack in debate, asks for a majority". www.ctvnews.ca. April 12, 2011.

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• I don't get into that second guessing of myself publicly.

  Stephen Harper

  Guessing, Second Guessing

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• We're always willing to look at ways NAFTA can work better. But it's a fine line between looking at ways to make it work better and actually starting to open the agreement. I think, if you actually opened the agreement, I think you would get into a negotiation that - that would never terminate.

  Stephen Harper

  Thinking, Negotiation

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• If we start thinking simply nationally, and we start having policies that try and restrict the benefits only within our borders, and try and implement protectionist measures as a consequence, this will not have the effect we need to have on the global economy. And that's ultimately the global economy that's pulling most of us down, particularly countries like Canada, that aren't the source of these current economic troubles.

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Thinking, Trying

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition of marriage.

  Stephen Harper

  Believe, Law, Unions

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• If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.

  Stephen Harper

  Government, People, Minorities

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• I intend to lead my party, which is the only party that has a serious policy on the No. 1 priority of the people and that is the economy.

  Stephen Harper

  Party, People, Priorities

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• I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not working, but it is not clear what we should do.

  Stephen Harper

  Believe, Thinking, Drug

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• We want to see oil and gas regulations on a continental basis given the integrated nature of this industry, with the current conditions in the oil and gas sector, this government will not consider unilateral regulation.

  Stephen Harper

  Nature, Government, Oil

  Stephen Harper addresses Canadian Parliament House of Commons, www.ourcommons.ca. December 9, 2014.

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• On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction.

  Stephen Harper

  War, Mass Destruction, Weapons

  "Maclean's Magazine", August, 25, 2003.

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• Our government has been in a surplus position up until this year. We should be able to recover to a surplus position shortly, as quickly as the economy recovers. So, we're able to do the kind of stimulus that you see in the United States without deteriorating our debt position in the long-term.

  Stephen Harper

  Kind, Economy

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• I don't know if for sure in absolute terms if Jim Flaherty is the best Finance Minster in the world, but I am sure that he is the best Finance Minster per inch in the world.

  Stephen Harper

  World, Finance, Inches

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• Redirect federal spending aimed at fulfilling the terms of the increasingly irrelevant Kyoto Protocol.

  Stephen Harper

  Kyoto Protocol, Spending, Term

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• Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy.

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  Policy, Areas, Universality

  Stephen Harper's Speech to the National Citizens Coalition's Colin Brown Memorial Dinner, 1994.

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• The world is now unipolar and contains o­nly o­ne superpower. Canada shares a continent with that superpower. In this context, given our common values and the political, economic and security interests that we share with the United States, there is now no more important foreign policy interest for Canada than maintaining the ability to exercise effective influence in Washington so as to advance unique Canadian policy objectives.

  Stephen Harper

  Exercise, Unique, Political

  "The New North Strong and Free". Canadian Alliance Defence Policy Paper, May 5, 2003.

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• Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations.

  Stephen Harper

  Police, Wonderful, Members

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• Whether Canada ends up with one national government or two governments or 10 governments, the Canadian people will require less government no matter what the constitutional status or arrangement of any future country may be.

  Stephen Harper

  Country, Government, Two

  "One Canada or 10 Canadas?" by Sinclair Stevens, www.thestar.com. April 25, 2008.

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