(1) The long list of Harper government accomplishments can be found at this site here or at the HGA site here.
(2) The Highlights of the Harper government record since being elected in January 2006 are: (last updated August 8, 2008)
- Federal Accountability Act; (link)
- Universal Child Care Benefit;
- Tax credits for kids sport and public transit;
- Implemented a Taxpayers Bill of Rights;
- Implemented a Taxpayers Ombudsman; (link)
- Ombudsman for Victims of Crime; (link)
- “Tackling Violent Crime Act;” (link)
- Raised age of consent from 14 to 16; (link)
- Reduced federal debt;
- Implemented a tax back guarantee;
- Indian Residential School Agreement;
- Enacted Nunavik Inuit Land Claims agreement;
- Approved Manley Report on Afghanistan;
- Extended Afghan mission until 2011;
- Apologized for Chinese head tax;
- Provided $20,000 for every Chinese immigrant or survivor;
- Agent Orange compensation package ($20,000 per person affected);
- Implemented income splitting for retirees;
- Initiated a new tax free savings account;
- Cut the GST from 7% to 5%; (link)
- Formal apology on June 11, 2008 to Native peoples for residential school abuses (link); and
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper receives the prestigious B’nai Brith International President’s Gold Medallion in recognition of the government’s efforts to fight discrimination and uphold human rights in Canada and around the world. (link)
(3) YouTube videos of the list of accomplishments are here. They were developed by Hunter at Climbing Out of the Dark.)
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