Stephen Harper, the Conservative leader, can also take some of the credit for Mr Martin's difficulties.
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Mr Akin thinks it was in reaction to advice Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had offered.
So the prime minister, Stephen Harper, is trying to reform the Senate by stealth.
On the previous two occasions the outcome has been a Conservative minority government, under Stephen Harper.
They fear that Stephen Harper, the skilful leader of the Alberta-based Alliance, will take over the merger.
Born in Toronto, Ontario in 1959, Stephen Harper studied economics at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
Stephen Harper, the prime minister, has promised to close the gap by 2015 via spending cuts alone.
It aligns him too closely with Stephen Harper, the Conservative prime minister, as well as with George Bush.
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If anyone is looking for a reason to be angry at Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, here it is.
Mr Yayi, who is Benin's president, called for Nato intervention after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa.
He also called for criminal charges to be brought against Tom Flanagan, a former adviser to Canada's prime minister Stephen Harper.
Stephen Harper's Conservatives have governed for four and a bit years and are likely to stay on for a while yet.
They triggered road and rail blockades, dozens of demonstrations and emergency talks between First Nations leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is considering what Canada could contribute to ongoing efforts to fight Islamist militants in Mali.
On Monday at the North Hill shopping center, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper showed up and served up some pancakes and handshakes.
Stephen Harper, the Conservative prime minister, invited the Aga Khan to dinner.
Finally in 2011, conservatives led by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper voted to abolish the long-gun registry and destroy all its records.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement in the capital, Ottawa, after asking Governor-General David Johnston, Queen Elizabeth's II representative in Canada, to dissolve parliament.
Prime Minister STEPHEN HARPER (Canada): The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai.
That leaves Stephen Harper, the Alliance's current leader, as the frontrunner.
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Conservative critics, such as Stephen Harper, the leader of the Canadian Alliance party, have lambasted the report for rejecting a greater role for private health care.
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Mr Cameron will address the UN on Thursday, after which he will visit Canada for talks with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and to address the country's parliament.
Speaking to reporters alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Obama said he would consult with U.S. allies before determining a strategy in Afghanistan after last month's elections there.
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Stephen Harper, the Conservative prime minister of Canada, did not.
Later in the afternoon, the President will hold a joint press conference with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico in the Rose Garden.
By comparison, his Conservative challenger, Stephen Harper, is an unknown quantity, untested by previous high office and until recently written off as a not especially competent leader of the opposition.
Their leader, Stephen Harper, offered a fresh and palatable face for the party, but his opponents painted him as a closet extremist, who would gut Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
In May Stephen Harper, the prime minister, unveiled a new defence strategy called Canada First, with a pledge to increase the annual budget for the military by two-thirds over 20 years.
But the political class today, typified by Stephen Harper, seems to operate under the delusion that culture is just entertainment, something to pass the time after the day's work is done.
Canada's prime minister, Stephen Harper, who will meet Mr Obama soon after his inauguration, said this week that the tar sands would be one of the stickier subjects on their agenda.
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