Inside Politics II

Harper’s re-election hopes hinge on anti-terrorism legislation, war in Iraq and an April budget

If you subscribe to the theory that incumbent governments defeat themselves, particularly those headed into their second decade, any one of these grenades mishandled will mean Conservative damage could be extreme, says Tim Harper.

He left this place before Christmas with a bump in the polls and a potential road map to a fourth victory. The House of Commons reconvened Monday for a pre-election sprint with Stephen Harper seeking to recapture that combination in a political environment which has been radically reconfigured i...

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