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Stephen Harper Quotes

I do think that all economies need a sense of fiscal discipline especially over the midterm and if you are in the middle of a debt crisis you can’t borrow your way out of a debt crisis. That’s logically impossible Picture Quote #1

It’s the idea that we just have to go along, we can’t change it, things won’t change. I think that’s the sad part, the sad reality traditional parties have bred in parts of Atlantic Canada Picture Quote #1

I think we’re vastly over-invested in universities. Universities should be relatively small and provide excellent education and research in a number of specialized areas. I think the vast majority of young people should be going through non-university, post-secondary training Picture Quote #1

Restoring accountability will be one of the major priorities of our new government. Accountability is what ordinary Canadians, working Canadians, those people who pay their bills, pay their taxes, expect from their political leaders Picture Quote #1

Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations Picture Quote #1

The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history... Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture Picture Quote #1

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I’m not trying to be diplomatic. I’m trying to be more nuanced and realistic. I think there has to be a serious examination of the shortcomings of the Euro structure. Euro central institutions, whether it be fiscal policy, monetary policy, financial regulation, are simply not as robust as they are in a currency that has a national government behind it Picture Quote #1

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff Picture Quote #1

Look, I think the worst case scenario is obvious. I think first of all it doesn’t work for very long. It’s an unstable government that raises taxes and destroys the image we’re building for Canada as a strong place to invest Picture Quote #1

We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs Picture Quote #1

Buying pollution credits is folly; it doesn’t help the environment. Instead of using tax dollars to buy credits overseas, we’ll use them at home Picture Quote #1

I think because we’re such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we’re part of the global economy Picture Quote #1

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Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures, and we will come out of it. We will go back into surplus position when the economy recovers. So there is no need in Canada to raise taxes Picture Quote #1

Canada receives the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden with sober satisfaction. Sadly, others will take his place Picture Quote #1

Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage Picture Quote #1

Those of different faiths and no faith should seek areas of common agreement based on their different perspectives Picture Quote #1

I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not working, but it is not clear what we should do Picture Quote #1

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This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion Picture Quote #1

The job numbers are positive. We’ve had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We’re seeing that the creation, we’re seeing those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we’re not out of woods Picture Quote #1

But I’m very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don’t believe in imposing values upon people Picture Quote #1

We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we’re a big exporting nation Picture Quote #1

We have to remember we’re in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that’s why it’s so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism Picture Quote #1

We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters Picture Quote #1

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I forget what the relevant American rate is, but I can tell you that our goal is to have a combined federal-provincial corporate tax rate of no more than 25 percent. We’re on target to do that by 2012. We will have significantly - by a significant margin the lowest corporate tax rates in the G-7, and that’s our - our government’s objective Picture Quote #1

We’ll support the government on issues if it’s essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians Picture Quote #1

Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it Picture Quote #1

In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don’t feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don’t feel bad about it themselves, as long as they’re receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance Picture Quote #1

I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it’s legendary that if you’re like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians Picture Quote #1

It was the removing of a regime that was hostile, that clearly had the intention of constructing weapons systems Picture Quote #1

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I do think that all economies need a sense of fiscal discipline especially over the midterm and if you are in the middle of a debt crisis you can’t borrow your way out of a debt crisis. That’s logically impossible. (Stephen Harper Quotes) It’s the idea that we just have to go along, we can’t change it, things won’t change. I think that’s the sad part, the sad reality traditional parties have bred in parts of Atlantic Canada (Stephen Harper Quotes) I think we’re vastly over-invested in universities. Universities should be relatively small and provide excellent education and research in a number of specialized areas. I think the vast majority of young people should be going through non-university, post-secondary training (Stephen Harper Quotes) Restoring accountability will be one of the major priorities of our new government. Accountability is what ordinary Canadians, working Canadians, those people who pay their bills, pay their taxes, expect from their political leaders (Stephen Harper Quotes) Mr. Speaker, I am sure the picture of the hon. member of the NDP [Svend Robinson] is posted in much more wonderful places than just police stations (Stephen Harper Quotes) The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history... Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture (Stephen Harper Quotes) I’m not trying to be diplomatic. I’m trying to be more nuanced and realistic. I think there has to be a serious examination of the shortcomings of the Euro structure. Euro central institutions, whether it be fiscal policy, monetary policy, financial regulation, are simply not as robust as they are in a currency that has a national government behind it (Stephen Harper Quotes) Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff. (Stephen Harper Quotes) Look, I think the worst case scenario is obvious. I think first of all it doesn’t work for very long. It’s an unstable government that raises taxes and destroys the image we’re building for Canada as a strong place to invest. (Stephen Harper Quotes) We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs. (Stephen Harper Quotes) Buying pollution credits is folly; it doesn’t help the environment. Instead of using tax dollars to buy credits overseas, we’ll use them at home. (Stephen Harper Quotes) I think because we’re such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we’re part of the global economy. (Stephen Harper Quotes) Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures, and we will come out of it. We will go back into surplus position when the economy recovers. So there is no need in Canada to raise taxes. (Stephen Harper Quotes) Canada receives the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden with sober satisfaction. Sadly, others will take his place. (Stephen Harper Quotes) Canada is a Northern European welfare state in the worst sense of the term, and very proud of it (Stephen Harper Quotes) I’ve always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage (Stephen Harper Quotes) Those of different faiths and no faith should seek areas of common agreement based on their different perspectives. (Stephen Harper Quotes) I think what everybody believes and agrees with, and to be frank myself, is that the current approach [to the drug trade] is not working, but it is not clear what we should do. (Stephen Harper Quotes) This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. We will not take a stand based on focus groups. We will not take a stand based on phone-in shows or householder surveys or any other vagaries of pubic opinion. (Stephen Harper Quotes) The job numbers are positive. We’ve had more jobs created now than were lost during the recession. We’re seeing that the creation, we’re seeing those numbers not only grow but shift toward the private sector and shift toward full-time employment and these are all signs that the recovery is taking some hold but we’re not out of woods. (Stephen Harper Quotes) But I’m very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don’t believe in imposing values upon people. (Stephen Harper Quotes) We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we’re a big exporting nation. (Stephen Harper Quotes) We have to remember we’re in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that’s why it’s so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism. (Stephen Harper Quotes) We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters. (Stephen Harper Quotes) I forget what the relevant American rate is, but I can tell you that our goal is to have a combined federal-provincial corporate tax rate of no more than 25 percent. We’re on target to do that by 2012. We will have significantly - by a significant margin the lowest corporate tax rates in the G-7, and that’s our - our government’s objective. (Stephen Harper Quotes) We’ll support the government on issues if it’s essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians. (Stephen Harper Quotes) Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it (Stephen Harper Quotes) In terms of the unemployed, of which we have over a million-and-a-half, don’t feel particularly bad for many of these people. They don’t feel bad about it themselves, as long as they’re receiving generous social assistance and unemployment insurance (Stephen Harper Quotes) I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it’s legendary that if you’re like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians (Stephen Harper Quotes) It was the removing of a regime that was hostile, that clearly had the intention of constructing weapons systems (Stephen Harper Quotes)

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