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In an election in 2006, the Conservative Party of Canada [http://www.conservative.ca/] elected enough members of parliament to form a minority government and Stephen Harper became the Prime Minister.  

In an election in 2006, the Conservative Party of Canada [http://www.conservative.ca/] elected enough members of parliament to form a minority government and Stephen Harper became the Prime Minister.  

In 2007 Harper promised Canadian farmers over $1 billion Canadian dollars in farm subsidies but at the same time promising to end the [[Wheat Board of Canada]]'s sales monopoly in Western Canada<ref>[http://www.cwb.ca/public/en/ cwb.ca]</ref>, a government group that controls the prices of wheat and barley.  Some farmers believe would cost the Canadian farming industry billions of dollars in lost revenues while others feel the industry would benefit by allowing farmers in the West to market and sell their produce as they see fit, just as farmers in the east are allowed to do. The [[United States]] also wants the Wheat Board of Canada removed from power because it claims price fixing is unfair to free-trade. Wheat exports to the United States account for only 10% of Canada's wheat production.

In 2007 Harper promised Canadian farmers over $1 billion Canadian dollars in farm subsidies but at the same time promising to end the [[Wheat Board of Canada]]'s sales monopoly in Western Canada<ref>[http://www.cwb.ca/public/en/ cwb.ca]</ref>, (a government group that manipulates the prices of wheat and barley).  Some farmers believe this would cost the Canadian farming industry billions of dollars in lost revenues while others feel the industry would benefit by allowing farmers in the West to market and sell their produce as they see fit; just as farmers in the east are allowed to do. The [[United States]] also wants the Wheat Board of Canada removed from power because it claims price fixing is unfair to free-trade. Wheat exports to the United States account for only 10% of Canada's wheat production.

Although Mr. Harper is a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, a conservative evangelical Christian group, he has not reintroduced capital punishment, sent Canadian troops to Iraq nor banned gay marriage.  He has, however, introduced reforms limiting Canadian gun control laws and may be able to implement a more conservative set of policies if his party wins re-election with a majority of the seats in the Canadian parliament.

Although Mr. Harper is a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, a conservative evangelical Christian group, he has not reintroduced capital punishment, sent Canadian troops to Iraq nor banned gay marriage.  He has, however, introduced reforms limiting Canadian gun control laws and may be able to implement a more conservative set of policies if his party wins re-election with a majority of the seats in the Canadian parliament.