Prime Minister Stephen Harper Unveils Campaign Platform, Pledges to Stay the Course

Ottawa - Launching the Conservative campaign platform turned out to be less of an exercise for Prime Minister Stephen Harper of unveiling new promises and more of one highlighting actions previously taken and promises already made. In a speech before the Economic Club of Toronto, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canadians can expect more of the same from his government, but he did introduce two new modest spending items aimed at the manufacturing sector. Harper said a re-elected Conservative government would abolish tariffs on imports of equipment for manufacturers and expand the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and Automotive Innovation Fund budgets by $200 million each over four years. Harper said abolishing the tariffs on manufacturing equipment would save... [read full story]