Santa Harper’s candy cane economics

Canadians like ‘strong’ leadership in a troubled world, pollsters report. That means standing up to tyrants, autocrats, and bullies (except when on an important trade mission, of course.)

GATINEAU, QUE.—Prime Minister Stephen Harper is enjoying a mild resurgence in the polls, spurred, apparently, by his resolute response to global threats and his reputation for economic competence. Canadians like “strong” leadership in a troubled world, pollsters report. T...

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