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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty sprinkled cash virtually everywhere, with an increased child-tax credit for working families, capital-tax reductions for the business community and billions more in transfer payments flowing to the have-not provinces.Everything seemed on track for the Tories to march toward majority territory in the polls. The Tories found themselves on the defensive as November arrived, trying to assure the public that they had no plans to bring back the death penalty in this country, despite Harper's surprising and sudden decision to reverse a long-standing Canadian policy of seeking clemency for Canadians on death row in the United States.
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An Up-and-Down Year for Federal Tories
Eleven and a half months ago, 2007 was shaping up to be a great year for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada. But with just two weeks to go until we ring in 2008, the federal Tories must be left wondering what hap...
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