Patting Himself on the Back

Written by Andrew Smith
PM Stephen Harper gave his government a pat on the back today, praising the spring session as a very productive one. I for one agree with him, all things considered the new government got a lot done in a shortened period.

Due to the election, Parliament wasn't called into session until March, a full two months later than normal and with a new government many people expected a few rookie mistakes - especially in a minority parliament. Instead over the past three and a half months we saw a competent government that easily passed a throne speech, budget, and introduced legislation to keep four of their five centerpiece promise, all while avoiding the constant crisis that was the norm during the Martin government.
....(Continued on The Conservative Elitist)