"I'm not going to speculate on hypotheticals." — Prime Minister Stephen Harper refuses to comment on what he'd do if the Governor General gave Harper's hypothetical, NDP-led coalition the reins of power.
The following are quotes from Harper throughout the campaign:
"I have been quite clear on the choices in this election, the choices between a stable majority Conservative government where we have an economy on the right track [and] a reckless haphazard coalition formed with the NDP and the Bloc and the Liberals and the only thing they actually agree on is increasing taxes."
The Conservatives release their platform, including a five-page chapter called Here for Law-Abiding Canadians that refers repeatedly to an "Ignatieff-led Coalition."
For example: "In spite of obstruction from the Ignatieff-led Coalition, Stephen Harper's government has managed to pass a number of important measures to protect the vulnerable, and hold criminals accountable."
"Our first preference was to have a debate with the leader of the coalition," said Harper. "Mr. Ignatieff insisted his first preference was to have his coalition partners at the debate."
Harper says new immigrants to Canada "don't want members of Parliament who are going to be part of an Ignatieff government put in office by the NDP and Bloc Québécois even if they don't win the election."
Stephen Harper, after meeting the Governor General to dissolve Parliament, immediately urges voters to give him a majority to stave off a "reckless opposition coalition." Extended quote: "Canadians need to understand clearly, without any ambiguity: Unless Canadians elect a stable, national majority, Mr. Ignatieff will form a coalition with the NDP and Bloc Québécois.
Stephen Harper must believe Canadians are fools - you and I are fools.
Enabling bad behavior is not what we support when raising our own children. We have to become hypocrites to vote for Stephen Harper.
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