Harper boosts Canadas role on world stage with were back speech
The Conservative governments international agenda is laid before the world today as Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the United Nations General Assembly in his first appearance as prime minister at the international body.
Harper will take the podium after addressing business leaders Wednesday night at the Economic Club of New York, where he emphasized Canada should be regarded as an important player on the economic scene.
Canadas back, he said, although most of the figures he cited to illustrate the upward trend in the economy had begun emerging under the Liberals.
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Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe says Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to return Canada to its traditional role of peacekeeper in the Middle East.
Duceppe criticized the Harper government Friday and accused it of doing a poor job since the Lebanese crisis erupted a few weeks ago.
The Bloc leader is particularly upset with Harper for defending Israels airstrikes in Lebanon as a measured response after the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah.
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Nuclear energy to play important role in Canada: PM
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday nuclear energy will play an important role in future energy solutions in Canada.
Speaking at a joint conference with his Australian counterpart John Howard after their two days of meetings, Harper said althoughhis government has not made final its nuclear policies, he thinks nuclear energy is going to be an important part of the mix as we deal with energy and environmental challenges in the next century.
Both Harper and Howard said they will be studying American-led
Canada's Harper Pledges Sales Tax Cut, Provincial Funding
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he will press ahead with a sales tax cut, new ethics legislation and increased funding for the provinces in his first speech to Parliament since his election victory in January.
The so-called Throne Speech, delivered by Governor General Michaelle Jean to legislators, outlined a program that includes a pledge to tackle the so-called ``fiscal imbalance'' that provinces say has left them unable to pay for vital services such as health care.
The address stuck closely to Harper's campaign pledge of limiting his agenda to a short
Canada's Liberal Party May Back Harper Tax Cut, Goodale Says
Canadian Prime Minister-Elect Stephen Harper can probably count on the support of the opposition Liberal Party for his pledge cut the federal sales tax, said Ralph Goodale, the finance minister under the Liberal government.
"They can say Canadians voted,'' for the sales tax cut, said Goodale in an interview today.
Harper, 46, will need the support of opposition lawmakers after his Conservative Party won a minority government in the Jan. 23 national election. The Conservatives have 124 seats in the House of Commons, short of the 155 needed for a
Canada's Liberal Party May Back Harper Tax Cut, Goodale Says
Canadian Prime Minister-Elect Stephen Harper can probably count on the support of the opposition Liberal Party for his pledge cut the federal sales tax, said Ralph Goodale, the finance minister under the Liberal government.
"They can say Canadians voted,'' for the sales tax cut, said Goodale in an interview today.
Harper, 46, will need the support of opposition lawmakers after his Conservative Party won a minority government in the Jan. 23 national election. The Conservatives have 124 seats in the House of Commons, short of the 155 needed for a
