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Originally Posted by MarchHare
One of Harper's first acts as PM was an attempt to repeal the Gay Marriage legislation -- it was defeated by the other three parties. If the Conservatives had a majority, they very easily could have passed that or any other socially-conservative agenda (hidden or otherwise) that they wanted.
Harper has also said numerous times that he wants his backbenchers to have more power and for parliament to have a greater number of free-votes. While Harper himself may or may not support the introduction of socially conservative legislation, many of his MPs certainly do, and a Conservative majority could give them enough votes to pass any number of socially conservative private members' bills.
As for the Liberals' record, under Chretien and Martin they did indeed have a proven record of fiscal responsibility and budget-balancing. Was there also wasteful spending? Absolutely there was, but no government, left or right wing, is immune from that.
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By reducing the transfer payments to the provinces... you left out that part. I would agree that every government has some wasteful spending, but there are degrees. The Liberals are responsible for the most wasteful spending ever, if you consider the sponsorship scandal (which was outright theft of Canadian taxpayer dollars), the gun registry lies, the HRDC boondoggle, and the list goes on.