Harper to kick off party policy convention in Winnipeg

I quote:
"I'm sure there will be talk of how we can improve in all parts of the country, including Quebec," he said, adding Newfoundland and Labrador the country's major cities.

Hmm.. Sounds like revisionist geography to me. When I went to school Newfoundland and Labrador were not the country's major cities. In fact back then they were still colonies when I was in primary school!

I gather there is no ground swell of opposition to Harper. No doubt some of the pro-life parties would like to abort him however.


Harper to kick off party policy convention in Winnipeg
Last Updated: Thursday, November 13, 2008 10:34 AM ET
CBC News
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will kick off the Conservative Party of Canada's national policy convention in Winnipeg on Thursday evening.
Harper will make a brief appearance and speech at the three-day convention before heading to Washington for the Group of 20 leaders summit that begins Saturday where he and other politicians are expected to focus on the global financial crisis.
The policy convention is the party's first in more than three years and the first meeting of delegates since the Conservatives won another minority government on Oct. 14.
Don Plett, the party's national council president, said there will be plenty to discuss.
"I'm sure there will be talk of how we can improve in all parts of the country, including Quebec," he said, adding Newfoundland and Labrador the country's major cities.
Delegates will also debate resolutions ranging from preventing the Canadian Human Rights Commission from investigating complaints dealing with hate propaganda to redefining pay equity, he said.
The world's economic crisis will also be discussed, Plett said.
Harper's speech will be aired on a special edition of the CBC's Politics with Don Newman beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.
His comments will come before the anticipated 2,000 delegates roll up their sleeves for workshops Friday on proposed policy amendments, which are the heart of party gatherings.
Since the Conservatives won the federal election, there is no leadership review required for Harper, who won the endorsement of 84 per cent of delegates at the 2005 convention.
Observers said they don't expect anyone will rock the boat at the convention and introduce any radical new policies.
Faron Ellis, a political scientist at Lethbridge College, said the convention also offers the Tories a chance to celebrate their second successive election win.With files from the Canadian Press