Oh, how I miss the old Harper. I loved his minority government days
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Stephen Harper (2006-08)
Like Mr. Diefenbaker before him, Mr. Harper won a small minority in 2006 and sought to quickly implement his campaign promises while he could. With the support of the Bloc Québécois, the Conservatives passed the Federal Accountability Act, which introduced a new federal budget watchdog, put limits on lobbying and reduced the ceiling for campaign donations, and passed a first budget that cut taxes, including a point off the GST (and later another). The Conservatives also extended the Afghan mission five years with the votes of some Liberal MPs and recognized the Québécois as a “nation within a united Canada” with the support of all party leaders. Parliament was dissolved two years later and the Conservatives were re-elected with a larger minority.
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