James Moore: 20 years of lessons learned from Stephen Harper

James Moore/CTV: As it turns out, the discipline, smarts, passion and pragmatism that were the cornerstones of the success of electoral victory proved to be the foundation of his successes in government. When he guided Canada through the global recession in 2008-2009 where Canada entered the recession late compared to all other economies, came out of the recession early, and emerged with one of the healthiest economies in the G7 while lowering taxes, resulting in the world’s strongest middle class and we arrived back at a balanced budget after temporary deficits, yes, we were fortunate to have Stephen Harper as our prime minister…