Harper offers U.S., India advice

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Obama urged to avoid fiscal crisis; Singh told trade progress needed



BANGALORE, INDIA - He may be the head of a small country, but that didn't prevent Prime Minister Stephen Harper from offering firm words of advice Thursday to the leaders of the world's two largest democracies.

In a phone call to Washington, Harper urged U.S. President Barack Obama to strike a budgetary deal with Congress to avoid an American fiscal crisis that could drag Canada and much of the world into a recession.

And the Canadian prime minister told his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, that Canada is getting impatient with the slow pace of India's efforts to boost trade between the two countries, saying he has made it clear that progress needs "to go farther and faster."
In each case, Harper took pains to point out to the leaders the perils of democratic gridlock to economic stability.


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Harper offers U.S., India advice

 

[Mowich]

It was a good talk, I watched it on CPAC last night. Mr Harper made some very salient points about the necessity of EU and the US to get their financial houses in order.

 

[BaalsTears]

America's financial house is not going to be put in order because too many Americans want free stuff paid for by other people. Thus, federal spending will not slow down.