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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. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#civil #definition #difficulty #i #i believe

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

#anything #avoid #critical #economies #economy

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. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#approach #backyard #cuts #defence #dispute

Whether Canada ends up as o-ne national government or two national governments or several national governments, or some other kind of arrangement is, quite frankly, secondary in my opinion. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#canada #ends #frankly #government #governments

First of all, I can't forget my first responsibility - which is to be the Leader of the Opposition and that's to provide an alternative government. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#first #first of all #forget #government #i

I don't get into that second guessing of myself publicly. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#guessing #i #into #myself #publicly

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#been #clear #definition #i #marriage

It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#govern #government #look #obligation #parties

I'd rather get back to making art than talk about it. ↗

— Jock Sturges

#art #back #get #i #making

The Leader of the Opposition's constitutional obligation - the obligation to Parliament - it's the reason we did the merger! - is to make sure Canadians have an alternative for government. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#canadians #constitutional #did #government #leader