Balancing the books not top priority: Harper

[Locutus]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says shielding the economy from a global broadside is his top priority even if it means balancing the books later rather than sooner.

In an exclusive interview Thursday with Brian Lilley, host of Byline on Sun News Network, Harper said he's surprised at the extent world economies continue to struggle following the 2008-09 financial collapse.

"I thought that while the recovery would be slow, I did not expect the level of uncertainty that we still see," he said.

And with economic storm clouds swirling over Europe, the debt and jobs crisis in the U.S. showing little signs of abating and other industrialized economies retreating, Harper said he will take additional steps this fall to protect Canada.

"I want the budget to be balanced...but our first objective is not balancing the budget. Our first objective is to make sure the Canadian economy keeps growing.

"And in my judgment the gradual reduction in the ($24-$25 billion) deficit is the way to go if that can be managed and I think it can be managed."

He said the government will continue to seek new trade opportunities to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S. and pointed to 50 agreements in the works, including deals with China, Japan, Europe and India.


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[CDNBear]

"He said the government will continue to seek new trade opportunities to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S. and pointed to 50 agreements in the works, including deals with China, Japan, Europe and India."

Wooot!!!

How can that be?

Isn't Harper an American stooge!?

 

[Mowich]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says shielding the economy from a global broadside is his top priority even if it means balancing the books later rather than sooner.

In an exclusive interview Thursday with Brian Lilley, host of Byline on Sun News Network, Harper said he's surprised at the extent world economies continue to struggle following the 2008-09 financial collapse.

"I thought that while the recovery would be slow, I did not expect the level of uncertainty that we still see," he said.

And with economic storm clouds swirling over Europe, the debt and jobs crisis in the U.S. showing little signs of abating and other industrialized economies retreating, Harper said he will take additional steps this fall to protect Canada.

"I want the budget to be balanced...but our first objective is not balancing the budget. Our first objective is to make sure the Canadian economy keeps growing.

"And in my judgment the gradual reduction in the ($24-$25 billion) deficit is the way to go if that can be managed and I think it can be managed."

He said the government will continue to seek new trade opportunities to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S. and pointed to 50 agreements in the works, including deals with China, Japan, Europe and India.


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He's absolutely right on about this.

 

[china]

He's absolutely right on about this.

The PM Harper is right most of the times .

 

[DurkaDurka]

The PM Harper is right most of the times .

Coming from the traitor, that's pure lol's. How's your sweat shops treating you China? If only communism had not been more abusive to you, you need a life lesson.

 

[petros]

Yay! More Socialist ActionPlan.

Ya tap the puck to the Left, you tap it to the Right, you deek out obstacles and you shoot for the goal.

 

[china]

Coming from the traitor, that's pure lol's. How's your sweat shops treating you China? If only communism had not been more abusive to you, you need a life lesson.

DurakDurak you're a Durak ......and if you don't understand ..that's because you're a durak .lol

 

[darkbeaver]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says shielding the economy from a global broadside is his top priority even if it means balancing the books later rather than sooner.

In an exclusive interview Thursday with Brian Lilley, host of Byline on Sun News Network, Harper said he's surprised at the extent world economies continue to struggle following the 2008-09 financial collapse.

"I thought that while the recovery would be slow, I did not expect the level of uncertainty that we still see," he said.

And with economic storm clouds swirling over Europe, the debt and jobs crisis in the U.S. showing little signs of abating and other industrialized economies retreating, Harper said he will take additional steps this fall to protect Canada.

"I want the budget to be balanced...but our first objective is not balancing the budget. Our first objective is to make sure the Canadian economy keeps growing.

"And in my judgment the gradual reduction in the ($24-$25 billion) deficit is the way to go if that can be managed and I think it can be managed."



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He said the government will continue to seek new trade opportunities to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S. and pointed to 50 agreements in the works, including deals with China, Japan, Europe and India.

Without the alarming, alerting, informing of the voting Canadian about the desperate need for desperate diversification and certainly they won't discuss the historical dispositon of close easily had war materials. We'll diversify only at their leave and no way other. Won't this desperatly important secret deal called TPP fix us good?

The PM Harper is right most of the times .

You have an odd sense of humour.

 

[Locutus]

Hey now...this is Statesman of the Year you're talking about. Besmirching and all. Statesman of the Year.

 

[L Gilbert]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says shielding the economy from a global broadside is his top priority even if it means balancing the books later rather than sooner.

In an exclusive interview Thursday with Brian Lilley, host of Byline on Sun News Network, Harper said he's surprised at the extent world economies continue to struggle following the 2008-09 financial collapse.

"I thought that while the recovery would be slow, I did not expect the level of uncertainty that we still see," he said.

And with economic storm clouds swirling over Europe, the debt and jobs crisis in the U.S. showing little signs of abating and other industrialized economies retreating, Harper said he will take additional steps this fall to protect Canada.

"I want the budget to be balanced...but our first objective is not balancing the budget. Our first objective is to make sure the Canadian economy keeps growing.

"And in my judgment the gradual reduction in the ($24-$25 billion) deficit is the way to go if that can be managed and I think it can be managed."

He said the government will continue to seek new trade opportunities to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S. and pointed to 50 agreements in the works, including deals with China, Japan, Europe and India.


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Harper wants a stable economy like the rest of us. I think the problem is that damned near every politician in sight wants to cater to businesses that can afford to have foreign relations and other such stuff all the while forgetting that local small and medium-sized businesses are the foundations of economies.
Harper talks a lot about helping these businesses, but the bottom line is that his gov't simply adds more bureaucracy and other speedbumps and enables large businesses to have access to foreign trade.

Fec'king DUH

 

[Niflmir]

"He said the government will continue to seek new trade opportunities to wean Canada off its dependence on the U.S. and pointed to 50 agreements in the works, including deals with China, Japan, Europe and India."

Wooot!!!

How can that be?

Isn't Harper an American stooge!?

I've personally been waiting for that for quite some time. Paying customs to get Christmas presents from family across the ocean always seems a bit inhuman. Yes, a bit, bureaucratic.