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Harper Tories are own worst enemies
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Contributor | Monsieur |
Last Edited | Monsieur Dec 17, 2009 09:17pm |
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Category | Opinion |
Author | Chantal Hébert |
News Date | Friday, December 18, 2009 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | Only a few weeks ago, Stephen Harper was headed for a triumphant year end.
His minority government had never looked further removed from the brink in the House of Commons. As the Conservatives built a solid lead in voting intentions over the fall months, the election clouds on their horizon dissipated. A by-election victory at the expense of the Bloc Québécois last month showed that there might just be a second life for the Prime Minister in Quebec.
Then the Afghan detainee issue and the climate-change debate came back to the fore, bringing the Conservative party's fall excursion into majority territory to an end.
Taken together, they make up a pattern that shows the Conservatives doing best politically when they govern with (and like) the Liberals and worst when they follow their own counsel. |
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