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Quotes by Stephen Harper
- I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions.
- I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abortion.
- 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.
- I have no difficulty with the recognition of civil unions for non-traditional relationships but I believe in law we should protect the traditional definition of marriage.
- I just think it would be unrealistic to suggest we're going to eliminate every last domestic insurgent in Afghanistan. Certainly, the history of the country would indicate that's not a very realistic objective, and I think we have to have realistic objectives.
- I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service.
- I think the way to change it is to handle issues individually when it's essential to do so.
- I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.
- If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.
- It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.
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