Posted AT 8:42 PM EST on 13/09/08
Harper: Canada a more conservative country
GRACE HARBOUR, NFLD. and OTTAWA — Tory Leader Stephen Harper says he thinks Canadians have become more conservative over the past two decades.
But, he added, they're still not as right wing as his party – which means it must moderate its policies in order to govern.
“I think the Canadian public has become more conservative,” he said during an election stop at a factory in Fredericton on Saturday.
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