afransen
Senior Member
From the latest edition of Macleans, Paul Wells' point of view on where Harper has come form and where he's taking us. It's probably the most honest and insightful profile of the man I've seen.
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Harper's Canadian Revolution
The Prime Minister isn't just fighting an election. He's bent on reorienting the nation.
PAUL WELLS | September 17, 2008 |
Aboard Stephen Harper's chartered campaign jet over northern Ontario last week, the allotted 15 minutes for the Conservative leader's one-on-one interview with Maclean's had expired. Communications director Kory Teneycke was gamely attempting to give the reporter the hook. But Harper was in an expansive mood. He offered to take one more question. That question was about "legacy" — a word that made the Prime Minister roll his eyes and chuckle uncomfortably — and about what he has accomplished as a conservative trying to advance conservative ideas in Canada."
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Harper's Canadian Revolution
The Prime Minister isn't just fighting an election. He's bent on reorienting the nation.
PAUL WELLS | September 17, 2008 |
Aboard Stephen Harper's chartered campaign jet over northern Ontario last week, the allotted 15 minutes for the Conservative leader's one-on-one interview with Maclean's had expired. Communications director Kory Teneycke was gamely attempting to give the reporter the hook. But Harper was in an expansive mood. He offered to take one more question. That question was about "legacy" — a word that made the Prime Minister roll his eyes and chuckle uncomfortably — and about what he has accomplished as a conservative trying to advance conservative ideas in Canada."
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