Stephan Harper

Miranda Sheffer

Stephen Harper was elected as Canada's 22nd Prime Minister on February 6, 2006, and is still in office as to this day. He has served for over 11 years in office, making a great amount of change to the Canadian identity. Stephan Harper has played a key role in shaping Canada’s identity by, reducing taxes, claiming territory and apologizing for Canada’s past mistakes.

Canada’s identity refers to the characteristics, culture and symbols that represent Canadians. Canada’s represented by symbols such as the maple leaf, the beaver, and of course Tim Horton’s. These symbols tell stories about Canada’s traditions, history and citizens. So what does it mean to be Canadian? It means being used to harsh weather, knowing every word to O’ Canada, and watching every Hockey game ever played. Canadians feel a sense of home, they feel strong and free (Quoted right from its national anthem)! Canadians strongly believe that they live …show more content…
In 2006, the dept had reduced to 95.6 billion dollars and it is believed to be completely gone by 2021 (Pm.gc). Stephan Harper has also cut the GST from 7% to 6% and then to 5%. Every percentage point of GST is worth about $7-billion a year! (Globe and Mail). This leaves Canadians with more money to spend on the economy. In 2011 Stephan Harper had also announced an increase in universal child care benefit, to $160 a month per child up to age of six and had also introduced a credit of $60 per month for children 6-17 years of age, which came into effect this past January. "Our government is utterly convinced of one thing: when it comes to the cost of raising a family, Canada's moms and dads deserve all of the help that we can give them." (Harper tells Cbc news). Harper has shaped Canada by providing Canadians with more money to spend, rather then taking it away through