A closer look at Harper's economic record:
http://www.unifor.org/sites/default/...ique_eng_0.pdf
A globe summary of the posted report:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...ticle25817790/
The gyst of it is that Harper's government placed last or second last amongst all of Canada's post-War governments in 13 of 16 economic indicators, including job creation, employment rate, unemployment rate, etc.
From the study: "Further data confirms that according to appropriate population-adjusted indicators, Canada’s economy has ranked well within the lower half of all OECD countries under the Harper government. Moreover, given the negative growth data recorded so far for 2015, Canada’s standing among industrial countries will slip further this year. Prime Minister Harper’s claim that Canada’s economy is “the envy of the entire world” is sharply at odds with the international data.
In summary, there is no empirical support for the claim that Conservative governments in general – and the Harper government in particular – are the “best economic managers.” To the contrary, Canada’s economy has never performed worse, since the end of World War II, than under the present Conservative government. Alternative policies (emphasizing job creation, real growth, rising incomes, and equality) will be required to put Canada’s economy back onto a more optimistic path."