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Mulroney's second term brought us free-trade and a failed constitutional agreement.
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Free Trade was far more significant than anything Harper's minority has done. Ditto with the GST (as unpopular as it was/is), which was also passed in Mulroney's second term.
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Chretien's majorities were largely status quo.
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Obviously I have a different view, but debating this is probably beyond the scope of this thread. We'll just have to agree to disagree about the accomplishments of Chretien's governments.
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So my point still stands, this minority government has drafted and enacted as much important legislation as the majorities (by-in-large). To say that this minority has been emaciated is, in my opinion, not correct.
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I agree that Harper's repeated claims that this parliament isn't working is unfounded given how easily he's been able to pass legislation in the last 2+ years, but overall his accomplishments have been pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. Certainly he hasn't done anything as important as balancing the budget, signing the FTA/NAFTA, or even legalizing gay marriage.