Canada: One-Year Anniversary of Conservative Take-Over

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Government survives first year majority

BY MARK DUNN, SENIOR NATIONAL REPORTER
FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MAY 01, 2012 05:59 PM EDT |
UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 01, 2012 09:31 PM EDT

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper blew out candles this week to mark his 53rd birthday. Wednesday, he gets to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his first majority Conservative government.

And what a year it's been — from erratic ministers and stealth fighter procurement headaches and ramming through an omnibus crime bill to ditching the long-gun registry and burying the Canadian Wheat Board.

While one opposition party mourned the death of its leader and the other the wounding of its brand and both accused the Conservatives of cheating to win last year's vote, Harper pushed through his agenda with ease and controversy.

And fights were picked along the way.