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Conservative Party leader and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives a thumbs-up to supporters following his victory speech at his federal election night headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, May 2, 2011
Tuesday, May. 03, 2011

Open quoteDemocracy teaches hard lessons, and we have to learn them all.Close quote

  • MICHAEL IGNATIEFF,
  • Liberal leader, as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won the Conservative majority in Parliament on Monday; Harper, who took office in 2006, has never held a majority before
Photo: Todd Korol / Reuters | Source: AP