Finance Minister’s Local Battle Shows Harper’s Hurdle in Canada
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How precarious has Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s advantage on Canada’s economy become? His opponents are taking him square on in a wealthy district held by his own finance minister.
Harper’s rivals ratcheted up their attacks on his economic record this week after figures showed the country was in a technical recession. They say the incumbent Conservative prime minister has given tax breaks to the wealthy and failed to stoke growth amid falling oil prices and a lower dollar.