The Harper Record

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - The Harper Record

This book is one in a series of CCPA publications that have examined
the records of Canadian federal governments during the duration of
their tenure. As with earlier CCPA reports on the activities of
previous governments while in office, this book gives a detailed
account of the laws, policies, regulations, and initiatives of the
Conservative minority government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper
during its 32-month term from January 2006 to September 2008.

The 47 writers, researchers and analysts who have co-written this
book probe into every aspect of the Harper minority government’s
administration. From the economy to the environment, from social
programs to foreign policy, from health care to tax cuts, from the
Afghanistan mission to the tar sands, from free trade to deep
integration, and to many other areas of this government’s record, the
authors have dug out the facts and analyzed them.

The Harper Record was
necessarily researched and written long before an election was called,
but its publication does coincide with an election campaign and thus
may help citizens to make informed choices about the future of their
country. Regardless of the election outcome, its contents will continue
to be relevant between elections. In detailing what a minority
Conservative government really did, or failed to do, it may serve as a
guide and model for future elections.