Harper government

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Canadian federal government Conservative government

The Harper government was the Conservative federal administration in Canada led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2015, known for its tough-on-crime policies, fiscal conservatism, and emphasis on national security.

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Stephen Harper government	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian federal government ⓘ Conservative government ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
crimeLegislation	Safe Streets and Communities Act NERFINISHED ⓘ mandatory minimum sentencing expansion ⓘ
economicEvent	response to 2008 global financial crisis ⓘ
electoralOutcome	defeated in 2015 federal election ⓘ won 2006 federal election (minority) ⓘ won 2008 federal election (minority) ⓘ won 2011 federal election (majority) ⓘ
emphasisOn	fiscal restraint ⓘ national security ⓘ tough-on-crime policies ⓘ
endTime	2015-11-04 ⓘ
environmentalPolicy	withdrew Canada from Kyoto Protocol ⓘ
fiscalPolicy	aimed for balanced budgets ⓘ periods of deficit spending after 2008 crisis ⓘ
followedBy	Trudeau government NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignPolicyEvent	Canadian military participation in the War in Afghanistan ⓘ opposition to Kyoto Protocol targets ⓘ support for Israel in Middle East policy ⓘ
governorGeneralDuringTerm	David Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ Michaëlle Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology	Canadian federalism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ economic liberalism ⓘ fiscal conservatism ⓘ law and order politics ⓘ
implementedPolicy	Federal Accountability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Goods and Services Tax reduction ⓘ Universal Child Care Benefit expansion NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedBudget	Economic Action Plan 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledBy	Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislature	39th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ 40th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ 41st Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableControversy	2008 prorogation of Parliament crisis ⓘ 2011 robocall scandal ⓘ Senate expenses scandal ⓘ
politicalPartyInPower	Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeldByLeader	Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ
precededBy	Martin government NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipWithMonarch	Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ
securityLegislation	Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 (Bill C-51) NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialPolicy	introduced income splitting for families ⓘ opposed national childcare program proposed by Liberals ⓘ
startTime	2006-02-06 ⓘ
taxPolicyChange	reduced GST from 6% to 5% ⓘ reduced GST from 7% to 6% ⓘ

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Bill C-51 (anti-terrorism legislation) → introducedByGovernment → Harper government ⓘ

National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy → announcedBy → Harper government ⓘ

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