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I do think that all economies need a sense of fiscal discipline especially over the midterm and if you are in the middle of a debt crisis you can't borrow your way out of a debt crisis. That's logically impossible.

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Stephen Harper
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 30
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Stephen Joseph Harper
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