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LAVAL, Que. — A Conservative government still has plenty to offer Canadians even after almost a decade in power, Stephen Harper says.
Meanwhile, the Liberals have deficits in their DNA and will only drag down the economy, the Conservative leader told a boisterous rally of supporters Saturday in Laval, Que.
With Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau having gained some momentum, according to recent polls, Harper warned against the temptation for voting for change for its own sake.
And during his question-and-answer session afterward, he said it has been an honour to be Canada’s prime minister, and that the country will be best served in the years to come by his own party’s recipe of balanced budgets, low taxes and freer trade.
“In the past 10 years, I believe that our Conservative party has led this country forward during a difficult time to be more prosperous, more united, more proud, more secure than ever before,” Harper said.
“If we can keep moving forward we ‘re going to make sure we can have an even more prosperous, prouder, more secure future for everybody in this country for decades to come.”
Harper was greeted with chants of “four more years” as he hammered home his core theme of the federal election — economic prosperity — in the final 48 hours of the campaign.
Harper was to stop in the Toronto area later Saturday for a rally hosted by Rob and Doug Ford before travelling to British Columbia as the marathon 78-day campaign sprints to its Monday finale.
