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Originally Posted by rubecube
Who said anything about a hidden agenda? I mean the blatant examples I can think of off the top of my head are:
- "Barbaric cultural practices" and the whole niqab debate
- Killing the court challenges fund
- Taking away charity status from certain non-profits that he disagreed with politically
- Marijuana prohibition
- War on safe-injection sites
- "Tough on crime" agenda (minimum sentencing, etc.)
- Ban on masks and face-covering at public protests
I'm sure there are other examples that I'm missing here but those are all social issues that definitely weren't "parked" during his tenure.
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In his first year as PM, Harper tried to undo gay marriage that had recently been legalized by the previous Martin government. The government motion failed due to the Liberals, NDP, Bloc, and a small number of red Tories (notably Jim Prentice and Peter MacKay) voting against it.