A clear mandate: PM Harper can now spend his political capital on changes he believes necessary
In other words, he can do things that perhaps the majority of Canadians will not like (knowing that it will hurt him a bit in the polls), but that he believes will help both the country and his party over the longer term.
Well, the Harper government has been given a majority mandate: to both continue the work that it has been doing post-recession, and to manage the affairs of the country prudently. To borrow from hockey, it's like making it into the playoffs with a strong team but with a tough challenge ahead. And...
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