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Stephen Harper

Canadians know that the promise of a recession didn't happen because of anything we did here. If you look at all the causes of the recession, problems in mortgage markets, the problems in the banking sector, the problems in government finance in countries

Stephen Harper

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Stephen Harper is saying that Canada avoided a recession not because of its own actions, but due to external factors. He points out that the recession was caused by issues in mortgage markets, banking, and government finances in other countries.

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