Canada's election: Harper glides past Martin and towards power.
In leading the Conservatives to the brink of power for the first time since 1993, Stephen Harper has tapped a new political mood in Canada ahead of the election scheduled for January 23, 2006. He has done so in part through his own ruthless decision to move the Conservatives to the political center...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 378; pp. 37 - 39 |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
January 21 2006
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