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Originally Posted by Blaster86
Which he only did because the NDP, Bloc and Liberals threatened to topple his minority if he didn't. His initial plan was similar to the US and was a pure austerity measure, which would have done unbelievable damage.
Harper's best quality was his desperate political instinct to survive. If he wasn't the parliamentary equivalent of a #### roach, Canada would have been in deep ####.
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Right, along with measures taken before he was the PM regarding regulating the financial system. And fund fact that ties this into where we are today...this is when he prorogued parliament!