The U.S. at risk without majority border accord: Harper

Canada needs a strong conservative majority to protect trade relations with the United States, Stephen Harper said Thursday, adding that an agreement of border security with the neighbour to the South of the country is also at risk.

The Conservative leader said that without a Conservative Government: "the vision of the border would be dead."

The border agreement signed earlier this year by Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama was intended to support security at the border while foster trade and economic growth between the two countries.

"One in five jobs in the Canada is tied to trade with the United States," said Harper, who was in Niagara Falls, to talk about the importance of international trade with the United States and its commitment to the signing of new trade agreements.

The deal "will help to reinforce and strengthen our trade relations to complement the economic recovery and create jobs."

But the Union representing customs and immigration officers breakdown Harper Thursday, saying that it has closed the local centres of intelligence, points border land of entry and reduced opening hours.

"The Harper Government has previously prioritized effective border security in the course of the bureaucratic indifference, that is why their counterproductive acceptance of these decisions is so disturbing," Customs and Immigration Union said in a statement.

"I hope that this leadership will be once more demonstrated in concrete actions and not words;" This is what Canadians deserve.

The Conservative leader has also used his liberal message distance once more his party from the NDP, saying that his opposition to foreign trade agreements is "ideological" and his point of view "have not changed since the cold war."

"The NDP opposed every trade agreement that we signed" said Harper.

Harper moves his message of the campaign to focus the attack on "a coalition of opposition led by the NDP."

Until now, Harper has spent the campaign pitching its curators as an alternative to a coalition of the opposition Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff-led parties.

Harper continues to highlight the message that the Canada is in need of a strong majority, but surge to campaign for the end of the NDP in the polls apparently forced Harper to change its main target.

Harper said the choice is between a conservative majority government and a Parliament led to the minority, which he said would raise taxes and spending.

"It would be this huge step backwards, and Canadians must understand how radically different choices are really when you are looking to two parliaments, with a conservative majority, the other a minority Parliament with a rickety coalition, led by the NDP which will not last."", but that will do many things of destruction" said harper.

Harper also criticized plan of the NDP for a system of limits and Exchange, stating that their proposal would hike to the rising prices at the gas pump

"The NDP proposes 20 billion dollars in carbon taxes," he said. "It is at least 10 cents per litre gasoline and many other big increases in consumption".

Harper appeared to be referring to the figures cited by the economist Jack Mintz, who tweeted Thursday a ""NDP CAP and Exchange at $40 per tonne of carbon will be a 10 cents go hiking in the gasoline tax. ""

Mintz is found by his calculations after a history of Globe and Mail said later that his characters were based on the erroneous assumption that the NDP would include fossil fuels using consumers.

"Cap- and -Exchange on the refining will certainly increase the price of gas." Let's get realistic, "tweeted Mintz."

During this time, Layton shot back that gas companies are undue Canadian and that Harper has done nothing to stop it.

It suggested to toughen up laws on competition and establishing a special mediator to put pressure on oil companies.

"We want to start with competition law," said Layton. "It is what we first of all because it is not used correctly." Mr. Harper has clearly no desire to go after the oil companies. "He is too busy giving them subsidies."

NDP leader, Jack Layton poses with Jacq Brewer at a stop of the campaign in Yellowknife Thursday (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Recent public opinion polls have shown that the Conservatives and the Liberals are all two losing support to the NDP.

The NDP has moved into second place in most national polls behind the conservatives.

That change also caused the Liberals aim their criticism more marked in the NDP.

Even former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien used his speech on Wednesday to take a jab at the NDP.

"And I checked the program of the NDP," said the former Prime Minister.

"Nobody had read until a few days ago.". Apparently this is not adding up. ?

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WikiLeaks cable notes Senate "Harper flip-flops."

WikiLeaks has published hundreds of documents U.S. Thursday, including those with comments about the "reversal" of the Harper Government on appointments to the Senate, remarks on Liberals "developed muted" response to the crisis of the extension and the criticism of the failure of the Canada to adopt the reform of copyright law.

A flight of December 2008 cable suggests that officials of the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa saw appointment of Stephen Harper of senators as "a volte-face for a PM and a party that has long campaigned for a Chamber high elected." The cost of the new eighteen Senators also conflict with political messaging on the need for a belt tightening official. ?

The cable goes on to say, however, that "Harper will not pay a political price." "The most ardent advocates of the reform of the Senate are conservative in Western Canada."

Another cable from January 2009 suggested that representatives of the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa had been keeping a close eye on the events of December 2008 in the House of Commons and the request of the Prime Minister to have Governor General Mich?elle Jean prorogue Parliament.

"Ms. Jean and Prime Minister Harper to have a cordial but cool, relationship" said the cable leak.

He goes on to say that "some conservatives have been suspect his sympathies private lean to the centre-left of the spectrum policy and suggested her husband alleged separatist sentiments can influence his own political views" in dealing with the political stalemate.

Another flight of January 2010 document refers to the question of the extension, this time with the criticism of the handling of the Federal Liberal Party of the crisis, suggesting the party at the time was experiencing "a lack of energy and leadership practice".

"The Liberals face a difficult route to come if they hope to beat the Conservatives at the next federal election - that either in 2010 or 2011.".

Output cables also contains one of January, 2010, in which the Ambassador of the United States to the Canada has been cited as being critical of the "tough on crime" position of the Harper Government.

"The Conservatives have used the order of the day of the crime to great effect, making it an essential element of their"mark,"despite the fact that they were not successful in reality most of their proposed crime and safety legislation""," said the cable.

In 2009, a leakage cable discusses how "the Canada traditionally liberal universities have often displayed some anti-American prejudice" and goes on to say that "perennial to differentiate his desire neighbour great some anti-Americanism will inevitably creep back in public and academic discourse for the Canada".

Another cable also makes reference to Canadian support for United States, this time in a document leak of 26 March 2003, relating to a meeting where the war in Iraq has been discussed.

The meeting - between the coast guard of Halifax and Rear Admiral Glenn Davidson - included commentary from Davidson that "he is strong enough for the war in the military services." Many of its Navy officers and staff registered feel that they should be part of the war effort. ?

The cable leak says Davidson raised concerns that the decision of Ottawa do not go to the Iraq can damage the close relationship with the US Army.

A cable of February 29, 2008, suggests that the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa was unhappy with the progress made by the Federal Government on the law of copyright.

"Embassy Ottawa remains frustrated by default continuous of the Government of the Canada introduce - let alone pass - great laws of reform of copyright law that would, among other things, to implement and ratify the world Organization intellectual property treated Internet (WIPO)""," explains the cable.

A document from November 2008 deals with the appointment of Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

An official of the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa described Cannon as "an experienced and competent administrator who is likely to provide stability to a Department which has had four Ministers since the Conservatives took office in 2006".

Cable calls the new Minister "one of the few in the conservative national caucus with experience in Government" and said "he won high marks as a competent administrator and an advisor to confidence to PM Harper.".

A spokesman for the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa was not immediately available for comment, reports the Canadian Press.

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Don't try to govern 2nd place: Harper

Conservative leader Stephen Harper said that he would not attempt to form a Government if another party won a majority of seats in the elections and his party came in second place.

In an interview exclusive with CBC Peter Mansbridge was released Thursday afternoon, Harper said that if Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff or the leader of the NDP, Jack Layton, won the election, but were unable to win the confidence of the House, he would not attempt to try to take power.

"They will form the Government," said Harper.

"I think that if the other guys win, they get a shot to the Government, and I do not think that challenge you that unless you are ready to return to the people."

Harper said he rejected an offer made by the Governor General to try to form a Government.

"So you would say the Governor General," "not, would not do that?" "" ". Mansbridge was asked.

"Yes, absolutely," he said, adding that people want another election.

On the campaign trail, Harper has repeatedly warned that if his party fails to win a majority government, the opposition would work on an arrangement to seize power.

But when Mansbridge pressed Harper on if they have this right under parliamentary rules, Harper said it is a matter of constitutional law debate.

"I do not think most Canadians would still be very surprised if they elected a minority conservative and discovered that they had some completely different from the Government.". "I think that this would be a shock of people," said Harper.

"In my opinion, is that Canadians expect the party that wins the election to govern the country." I think that any other thing that the public would not buy. ?

On Tuesday, said Ignatieff Mansbridge would be willing to form a Government under parliamentary rules if Harper wins the most seats in the election but not unable to win the confidence of the House of Commons.

"If the Governor wants to call on other parties, or myself, for example, to try and form a Government, then we attempt to form a Government", said Ignatieff.

"This is exactly how the rules, and what I'm trying to say Canadians is, I understand the rules, I respect the rules, I will follow them to the letter and I'm not going to form a coalition." This I am ready to do so is to speak to Mr. Duceppe and Mr. Layton or even Mr. Harper and say, "we have a problem and here's the plan I want to put before the Parliament, it is the budget I would bring in ' and then 'We take from there. ?

Harper again rejected the charges made by Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe was ready to seize du pouvoir an agreement of coalition after their arrival in the second of the Paul Martin Liberals in 2004.

Duceppe and Layton stated that the three leaders came together and wrote a letter to tell and then Governor General Adrienne Clarkson that Harper was prepared to form a Government if Martin lost the confidence of the House of Commons.

But Harper refused the intention of the letter.

"The option I was talking about is that we were trying to influence the Government program, and if we want to defeat the Government, we must get our own mandate." I never suggested otherwise. ?

Earlier Thursday, said Harper correspondence between one of the members of its staff and the Ethics Commissioner in 2009 about a possible conflict of interest involving Bruce Carson showed that his Office follows the rules of conflict of interest.

Conservative campaign officials have published two letters of 2009 late Wednesday indicating top of page help, Guy Giorno, and Harper then contacted the Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson on Carson, a former Advisor Harper, who has since accused foreign lobbying violations.

The letters warned the conflict of interest possible Commissioner, measures Prime Minister's Office had taken to resolve it and described additional measures taken to remove Carson of potential conflict in the pre-budget process.

"I think that what shows the correspondence is that my Office ensures at all times that the conflict of interest rules are applied," Harper said during a campaign in the South, N.L. Conception Bay

"They have been applied in this case, the matter has been satisfactorily resolved."

Harper not answer when asked what he knew on the correspondence with the Ethics Commissioner 2009

Office of the Prime Minister called the mounted police last month to investigate the allegations of pressure Carson may have illegally on Government in 2010 on behalf of a corporation to filter water using his girlfriend.

Carson, who had already been found guilty of the charges of fraud not related, said that he would take a leave of absence from his position as Executive Director of the base of Calgary Canada School of Energy and the environment while the RCMP probe was underway.

Research and the Organization pedagogical announced Thursday the appointment of Richard Hyndman as the Acting Director General, entered into force immediately. Carson is not mentioned in the press release.

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Top of the help page Harper has written ethics Chief on Carson

Former head of Stephen Harper's Office wrote to the ethics Federal Commissioner in 2008 on then Prime Minister Counsellor Bruce Carson, now under investigation for alleged and illegal influence peddling pressures, CBC News has learned.

Sources say CBC high aid that Harper, Guy Giorno, wrote at least two official letters on Carson to the Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson in only a few months.

Giorno is currently the Director of national election campaign of the conservatives.

Shortly after Il Giorno contacted the Commissioner ethics, sources said, a third letter on Carson was sent to Dawson, one of a Senior Deputy Minister in the Harper Government.

All three letters preceded the current problems of Carson by two years.

Last month, the Office of the Prime Minister called in the police to investigate the allegations of pressure Carson may have illegally on Government in 2010 a company of filter water using his girlfriend, a former prostitute for 22 years.

In this story, Harper and his executives all said that they had no prior idea there was nothing amiss on Carson.

Relative hail of mail to the Commissioner the ethics on Carson in 2008 adds another bizarre twist to the saga the conduct of the convicted fraudster who became one of the advisors of confidence of Harper.

The fact of two of these letters came from Harper and then Chief of staff is also bound to raise new questions about how the Prime Minister was aware of his former assistant.

Harper said that he is only aware that Carson had been sent to prison and removed from the bar as a lawyer for fraud more than 30 years.

The Prime Minister said he was under the impression Carson had become since a honest citizen with an exemplary career in politics and Government.

In fact, at the time that Carson became a Senior Advisor for Harper in 2006, he had been convicted on an another three counts of fraud, had been bankrupt twice and was several times behind his taxes up to and including the time that he worked in the Office of the Prime Minister.

Exactly what prompted former Chief of staff of Harper to communicate with the Commissioner of ethics on Carson in 2008 remains a mystery.

Giorno has not responded to requests for an interview, and the Ethics Commissioner is prohibited by law to discuss the details of this correspondence.

However, in a written response to the CBC, Dawson Jocelyne Brisbois spokesman said that in cases like this, the Commissioner would have responded directly to the author, namely Giorno.

The subject of a letter, Carson in this case, may also be copied on the correspondence "is it y utility by.".

Brisbois said: "there is no obligation for the Commissioner copy the Prime Minister."

One thing that is a secret in official circles in Ottawa in 2008 has been intense dislike of Giorno Carson.

The feeling was obviously mutual, with a long history of animosity between the two dating to their days at Queens Park.

At the time wherever giorno took over as Chief of staff in early summer 2008, Carson had been a senior advisor of Harper policy during almost four years, first in opposition, and then in the Government.

Almost immediately after the arrival of Giorno to CMP, it converts Office of Carson in a common room for junior staff members.

Carson soon left to become head of a newly created in Calgary reflection group called the Canada School of energy and the environment.

The Agency was set up as a corporation, private and fully funded by a grant from the Federal Government $ 15 million.

Carson had barely unpacked his bags in Calgary when Harper called the 2008 election and insisted his return of confidence to travel on the plan of campaign Adviser.

Sources say that it was the likely return of Carson during the campaign that triggered the first letter of Giorno Ethics Commissioner.

As soon as the campaign was over, Carson returned to Calgary to resume his position at the Institute.

But six weeks later, he was back in the PMO Advisor Harper during the crisis of the coalition who threatened to overthrow the newly elected Conservative Government.

Sources say that it is this period that giorno wrote again to the Ethics Commissioner.

Documents show Carson officially left the PMO to well about two months later, on February 4, 2009.

Carson returned to the Institute of Calgary who was supposed to be a coordinating body for clean energy research.

Almost immediately, Carson rewritten the mandate of the Agency of an Institute of research for a centre dedicated to promoting the oil sands of Alberta, and help the Harper Government to navigate on the issue of climate change politically treacherous.

Sources say that Carson was also officially hired as Advisor unpaid for the Federal Ministry of the environment.

This is the third letter on Carson landed on the Office of ethics and federal conflict of interest Commissioner.

This missive was the Deputy Minister of the environment, Ian Shugart.

He refused to comment on.

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Liberals could still govern if Harper WINS minority: Ignatieff

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, said that he would be willing to form a Government under parliamentary rules if Stephen Harper wins the most seats in the election but not unable to win the confidence of the House of Commons.

"If"the Governor wants to call on other parties, or myself, for example, to try and form a Government, then we attempt to form a Government, Ignatieff said Peter Mansbridge for CBC in an interview exclusive Tuesday afternoon."

"This is exactly how the work rules and what I'm trying to say Canadians is, I understand the rules, I respect the rules, I will follow them to the letter and I'm not going to form a coalition.". This I am ready to do so is to speak to Mr. Duceppe and Mr. Layton or even Mr. Harper and say, "we have a problem and here's the plan I want to put before the Parliament, it is the budget I would bring in ' and then 'We take from there. ?

The statement is that the nearest Ignatieff has come to describe how he could become Prime Minister since his first day of the campaign to renounce a coalition with the NDP and the Bloc Québécois.

Ignatieff, who had signed to form a coalition with the NDP supported the block when then-Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion had worked a deal three years ago, says Mansbridge that he later rejected the idea because it was not in the interest of Canadians.

"I could be sitting here and talking to you as Prime Minister and chose not to do that because I felt that it was not in the national interest," he said. "If I have dismissed the coalition in 2008 and I went into this election firmly in 2011 excluding the coalition."

"Mr. Harper had a coalition in 2004 with Mr. Duceppe and Mr. Layton discussions." Not me. ?

Shortly after the interview, the Tories back shot, issuing a statement which said Ignatieff "clearly." it is his agenda to become Prime Minister, even if he loses the election

"Michael Ignatieff ambition to be Prime Minister outweighs everything: our economic recovery, what is best for families, and even how Canadians vote,"said conservatives."."

Ignatieff has also denied he has started a negative campaign against Harper, saying that the question boils down to whether if you can trust the Conservative leader with the authority. The Liberals were forced to modify an anti-Harper announces attack on health care, after it was determined that a quotation has been attributed incorrectly to Harper.

"I think we must be very difficult, I believe that we have to frame the issues. I think that Canadians want to know what choices on 2 may, "Ignatieff said advertisements that his party is running."

"We believe that a strong campaign here is essential."

Pressed Mansbridge Ignatieff on some of the announcements of campaign, the Liberals are running, more specifically those who say Stephen Harper wants to "absolute power".

Ignatieff said Harper closes Parliament twice and held contempt of Parliament. He said that the important issue of the campaign is: "can you trust this guy with power."

"If you can not trust this man with democracy, you can be trusted with anything else," said Ignatieff.

Foundation of the Ignatieff with Mansbridge discussion is part of a series of one-on-one interviews with the leaders of the party. Harper accepted an interview at a time that has yet to be determined.

At the interview, Ignatieff rid of similarities that platform of his party may have with the NDP, saying that, unlike the Liberals table cost the NDP does not add.

But the NDP was quick to offer a rebuttal, saying their platform is not encrypted only, but also third validated.

"Unlike the platform Liberals, it is not making promises non-encrypted several billion dollars (e.g., payment of HST at Quebec, prescription drugs, high speed rail), or it does not ignore two years," the Democrats said in a statement.

"And unlike the Conservatives, it contains no reductions unidentified 11 billion from $.".

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No discussion of estate of monarchy for Harper

Conservative leader Stephen Harper speaks at a campaign event, at Yellowknife NWT, Monday. Frank Gunn/Canadian Press

Conservative leader Stephen Harper said that he is not interested in wading in a debate on whether to change the system of the Royal estate.

Critics of the Act, 300 years have used the upcoming marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton to call for an overhaul of the system of 300 years in Britain, saying: it is time to make equality of the sexes in the rules of succession of the country.

This system currently provides son automatic preference over his brothers and sisters aged females to succeed to the British Throne. This means that Middleton had a daughter and a son, the daughter would be transmitted to the wire and the son would become King when William dies or leaves his throne.

Any modification to the rule would affect the Canadian constitution and requires the support of the Canada and other countries of the Commonwealth.

John key for the New Zealand Prime Minister has already said that it supports the reform proposal.

However, when asked about the proposal during a campaign stop in the Northwest Territories Monday, Harper said that he was not the time for such a debate. He also noted the two of then successively - Prince Charles and his eldest son, Prince William - are men.

"The successor to the throne is a man," said Harper. "The next successor to the throne is a man." I do not want Canadians to open a debate on the monarchy or constitutional issues at this time.

"It is our position, and I just see that as a priority for Canadians now to all the".

Other federal party leaders have not weighed on the question.

Any legal change would not affect Charles of Princes or William, since they have more older sisters who could leapfrog if these new rules have been adopted. And the issue would be moot for another generation if the first child of Middleton was a boy.

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Not more Canadian jets to the mission of the Libya: Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ruled we had sent more to participate in the NATO mission on the Libya, saying at one such a commitment requires consultation in Parliament.

His comment Friday came that NATO has failed for a second day find new aircraft to attack the ground for the fight against the forces of Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya, but Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expected soon additional aircraft.

Harper, speaking Friday on the campaign trail, said Canada performs a "significant contribution" and believes that the leadership of Gaddafi must "end" to fully protect the civilian population.

But Harper reiterated that his Government has been clear that it will not put the troops on the ground in Libya.

Will "of any request for additional participation, we not make this kind of commitments during an election campaign." To make any any additional commitment would require the Parliament of the Canada to be seated and to discuss these issues, "he told reporters in Richmond Hill, have."

Top commander NATO military, U.S. navy Admiral James Stavridis, said there is a growing need for attack aircraft of precision to avoid civilian as casualties Gaddafi forces camouflage themselves and hide in populated areas to avoid the Western air strikes.

US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to discuss the details, said that the Commander is looking for approximately 8 to 10 additional aircraft.

The alliance is struggling to overcome differences over the mission of the Libya, with Britain and the France seek several strikes by other nations of NATO, particularly from United States.

In the United States, said he sees no need to change what he called an important role in the campaign - even if she still fly one-third of missions - and many other NATO countries have developed rules to prevent substitution of Gaddafi force except in self-defence.

Fogh Rasmussen said Friday that Berlin meetings had ended with no specific commitments of the allies for additional aircraft, but he received the "indications that the nations will be what is necessary."

"I hope that we will have the necessary assets, in the very near future," he said.

NATO air strikes began three weeks ago, aimed at protecting Libyan civilians attacks by forces loyal to Qadhafi.

Friday, a letter stating that there can be no peace in Libya as long as Qadhafi remains in power was published by the leaders of in United States, Britain and the France.

The letter appeared in three major newspapers such as the battle for the control of major cities Libyan grinds on with little progress seen by opposition rebels and forces loyal to the dictator.

Said Derek Stoffel CBC journalist, the stronghold of the rebels in Benghazi, which is regarded the letter as good news. Libyan, that he has spoken in recent days many want to see NATO to move simply to protect civilians to help remove them Gaddafi to power.

About 10,000 people rallied after the Friday prayer in Benghazi. They thanked France for his part in the NATO strikes, asked the Americans to do more, and said that they stand in solidarity with the people of Tripoli and Misrata. Tripoli is the capital and a stronghold of the Government, while Misrata was fiercely fought by the two parties.

Neil Macdonald the CBC, also in Libya, tweeted Friday, "the General message people here has for the anti-war left to the Canada and the United States: you have another solution?" Would you like that rather we die? ?

Letter leaders - published in the International Herald Tribune, the Times of London and Le Figaro the France - attempts to show a United front, even as members of NATO as the Germany are openly critical of the mission.

"Our duty and our mandate under 1973 of the UN Security Council resolution United is to protect civilians, and what we do," the US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron British and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in the letter. "It is not step to remove Gaddafi by force." "But it is impossible to imagine a future for the Libya with Gaddafi in power."

Members of the Alliance agreed Thursday that Gaddafi must leave power, but he insisted on the military mission remain focused on its goals declared to apply an arms embargo, for the protection of civilians and to force the withdrawal of the forces of the dictator of citiesthey are entered.

The field Friday, Government unleashed intense shelling on Misrata, pushing forces and troops of tanks on rebel held city. A helicopter circled overhead for several hours, apparently spots targets of artillery in the third largest city of the Libya, despite the no-fly zone applied to NATO. Forces bombarded the city with tanks, artillery and rocket fire.

Gaddafi forces are drawing of cluster munitions on the ground - ground rockets in the residential neighbourhoods of Misrata, according to witnesses cited in a report by the New York Times. Weapons cannot be targeted precisely and put civilians in danger.

It is the heaviest assault in the seat of aged 50 days of Misrata.

Meanwhile, NATO planes hit hometown of Sirte Qaddafi in the East, said the Libyan TV. Explosions were heard also of what appeared to be that NATO strikes against the forces of the Gadhafi near the coastal town of Brega.

In Tripoli, reported increased security measures in the apparent attempt to prevent anti-Government protests.

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Harper reiterated his vow to scrap gun registry

Conservative leader Stephen Harper is once more promising to eliminate the register of firearms of the Canada.

"" With regard to the register of weapons to fire useless and ineffective, you know where the conservative party. "."We are in solidarity with farmers and hunters and will allow us to scrap the arms register firearms, Harper said a group in Welland, Ontario, Monday.

The conservative party has promised before to get rid of the registry, but have not yet introduced Government legislation - supported by the cabinet - to do so.

Last year, a Bill introduced by the Conservative MP Candace Hoeppner is close to adoption, but failed on his last vote.

Some NDP and Liberal MPs, including Welland, Mr. Malcolm Allen, voted against the Bill of Hoeppner, "even though they promised their constituents that they would be discarded from the register", Harper said.

Six rural constituencies NDP MPs joined the majority of the NDP and Liberal MPs to vote to put an end to the legislation of the Hoeppner last September. Allen won the district by a small margin in 2008.

A Conservative Government would also introduce a new hunting and Wildlife Advisory Group, Harper said, to "common sense" issues of crime and firearms.

"We need this common sense more common in Ottawa", he added.

People in the rural Canada are not opposed to the control of firearms, he said, with a register of arms gun hand and licenses rulesdrawing little opposition.

"Which do not accept people is out and registering millions and millions and millions of long-guns where you already have all this information.". "It is a waste, inefficient, and it has treated of populations rural, the farmers and the hunters as if they were of criminal at the same time by the Governments who does will be absolutely nothing on the crime of weapons to fire," said Harper.

Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, commenting before spoke of Harper in Welland, said that conservative leader tries to impose an American mentality.

"It does not correspond with us, it is not with us," said.

Environment of new revelations on the Advisor main former Bruce Carson of Harper, Harper has said that it learned to their subject for the first time Monday.

Office of first Minister. He also revealed that he was ordered by the Court to follow psychiatric treatment, according to his lawyer.

"Is that I had known these things, it is obvious that I have not committed," said Harper.

"I don't know why I didn't." It is clear that we will go back, look at our systems, the Privy Council Office [bureaucratic wing of the BP] will have to focus on its systems. ?

"But I think it is important to remember that Mr. Carson is not accused of everything that relates to his job in my Office."

Said NDP press release Harper does not speak of Economics at Welland - despite putting emphasis on it during his campaign stops - because the rate of unemployment in the district is two percentage points higher than the Ontario average.

The farm that Harper visited three featured distinctive green John Deere tractors parked outside, an iconic symbol of agriculture in the Canada, but also of unemployment in the region.

In 2009, a John Deere plant that had operated in the district for almost 100 years closed. The closure left 800 individuals from their work, with jobs moving to the United States and the Mexico.

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