Stephen Harper
- Prime Minister of Canada- Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
- M.A. degree in economics from the University of Calgary
- The Harper government has identified five policy priorities, in the areas of federal accountability, tax reform, crime, child care and health care
- To date, the government during Harper's prime ministership has avoided dealing with many of the more controversial social policy positions of the Conservative party, although they have followed through with increasing the legal age of consent from 14 to 16 years, and have promised a free vote to revisit the issue of same-sex marriage.
- Following a debate and vote in the House of Commons, the Harper government renewed the NORAD agreement with the United States, making it permanent and adding maritime defence to the agreement, which previously covered only air defence. Members of the NDP who were highly critical of the agreement, arguing that the arrangement will reduce Canadian sovereignty over the country's internal waters.
- insists on his right to choose who asks questions at press conferences
1 comment:
Can't say I really know the guy very well... Canadian politicans aren't exactly ones to vividly capture the imagination. ;)
But frankly, I welcome the renewal of the NORAD agreement with the proverbial "designated driver of the North American continent." Despite our sometimes heated disagreements over Iraq, Canada is an important friend and ally to the United States, and we have a responsibility to secure and protect each other. While Canada may not be an intended target for attack, they are still the gatekeepers of the northern border, and I don't believe for a minute that the average Candian would want their country to be an underground railroad for terrorists that want to attack innocent American citizens, no matter what their opinion of the current administration might be.
As for the rest... It's their country, so I have little to comment on regarding their politics.
(14? Holy crap...)
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