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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I think the prime function of the government is to make sure the economy can function properly, and fairly. Therefore, ma jerb is my primary concern when I'm voting. I'd rather vote for a party that will keep ma jerb stable, rather than a party that would extinguish it through policies.
All the other stuff is secondary, but still important.
If Harper can keep the Canadian economy functioning during global recession (which they did), I don't care that he looks like a lizard when he smiles. He gets my vote.
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Harper's government is not responsible for Canada's regulatory systems that prevented the Canadian economy from being caught out as badly as others during the financial crisis.
Just as the global financial crisis was developing from before the conservatives got into to power, Canada's regulatory processes that prevented the same problem from getting so bad in Canada also predated the conservative government.
Like other governments, the conservatives were caught off guard and surprised by the financial crisis. Canada's survival was not based on anything they did in the short time they had a government before the crash. Nor was Canada's survival based on some rapid and clever response. The resiliency of Canada's regulatory system saved the conservative government in the same way it saved everyone in the country.
Edit: Actually, to emphasise how it was not their fiscal policy that was responsible for Canada's stability during that crash, it's worth pointing out that the conservatives were actually proponents of financial liberalisation.