Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper PC MPis a Canadian politician and member of Parliament who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006 to November 4, 2015. He was the first prime minister to come from the modern Conservative Party of Canada, which was formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth30 April 1959
CityLeaside, Canada
CountryCanada
Why is the government not suing the Liberal party to recover the money that was lost or stolen?
I think one of the difficulties here is that the Liberal Party has been so badly run and has relied so long on taxpayers' money to supplement its activities that I don't think the Liberal Party has been able to pay for polling, to pay for these other things.
I like the position we're in. I think we're ready for an election. I think we've got the members, the money and candidates and the support we need to have an election at any time.
Anything is possible, isn't it... but people don't invest that amount of money on speculation about a government decision unless they have pretty good reason to believe it is going to occur.
That is not value for money and it has to stop.
Rather than forcing new Canadians to pay nearly C$1,000 on their arrival, immigrants and their families should be able to keep more of their money in their own pockets to start a new life in Canada.
The Liberal party thinks public money is a party election fund,
Everybody makes money when times are good. It's when times are not so good that the groundwork is laid for the next generation.
When Paul Martin comes after us, as he will - when he comes after me, as he's already planning - take that as proof we are on the right track,
What really needs to happen is this culture of waste and mismanagement and corruption that the Liberal Party practices must end,
Even the United States, an allied government, is currently making incursions into our territorial waters without even notifying us, let alone seeking permission.
The government will join, notwithstanding its failure to prepare, its neglect in co-operating with its allies, or its inability to contribute. In the end it will join out of the necessity created by a pattern of uncertainty and indecision. It will not join as a leader but unnoticed at the back of the parade.
You can't come to Toronto without talking about new Canadians. New Canadians are hardworking. They pay their taxes. They play by the rules.
We will improve Canadians' faith in our public institutions by making government more accountable and effective.