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TORONTO News worth sharing. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 www.metronews.ca ® Registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ™ Trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Who? What? Where? When? Here. The RBC Advice Centre. Now that’s convenient. Questions about everyday banking, saving, borrowing or getting the most out of your money? Get answers 24/7 at rbc.com/advice TM TM Conservative Leader Stephen Harp- er adopted a world-weary prime ministerial presence at the tele- vised leaders debates last night to chide his political opponents to stop the “bickering.” “What we are asking — in an election we didn’t want, in an elec- tion Canadians didn’t want — we’re asking Canadians to make the decision: Do you want to have this kind of bickering, do you want to have another election in two years? Or do you want a focus on the economy?” an unflappable Harper asked at the debate’s mid- point. Liberal Leader Michael Ignati- eff shot back: “There he goes again with this word ‘bickering.’ This is a debate, Mr. Harper. This is a democracy.” Harper was slapped from the opening exchange of the evening, when Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe thanked him for taking his first question of the campaign from a citizen. Harper has been running a clas- sic front-runner’s campaign, with only limited, tightly scripted inter- actions with the public. And NDP Leader Jack Layton, another seasoned veteran of tele- vised leaders’ debates, landed blows literally left and right as he took on both Ignatieff and Harper in turns. After ripping Ignatieff’s Liber- als for supporting Harper’s minor- ity government in a number of key votes, Layton turned to the podium on his right. “In fact, Mr. Harper, if it hadn’t been for him supporting you all this time, I’d have to be lending you my crutch so your government could’ve stayed in power,” said Lay- ton, who recently had hip surgery. THE CANADIAN PRESS Harper vs. everyone “I hope this time — and I’m being quite frank — I hope it is a majority. Otherwise … we’re going to be back into a fifth election in no time at all.” PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER Becks back on local pitch David Beckham, the former captain of England’s national team, who will soon turn 36, will return to BMO Field tonight when his Los Angeles Galaxy play Toronto FC. Galaxy. Star David Beckham speaks to the media yesterday during a press conference in Toronto. NATHAN DENETTE/THE CANADIAN PRESS STILL SCREAMING LOOKING BACK ON A FRANCHISE WE GREW UP WITH {page 18} TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW {page 33} PM pitches benefits of majority while fending off attacks relating to allegations of deception, dubious spending and secrecy Inside the debate {page 10}
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harp-er adopted a world-weary primeministerial presence at the tele-vised leaders debates last night tochide his political opponents tostop the “bickering.”
“What we are asking — in anelection we didn’t want, in an elec-tion Canadians didn’t want —we’re asking Canadians to makethe decision: Do you want to havethis kind of bickering, do you wantto have another election in twoyears? Or do you want a focus onthe economy?” an unflappableHarper asked at the debate’s mid-point.
Liberal Leader Michael Ignati-eff shot back: “There he goes againwith this word ‘bickering.’ This isa debate, Mr. Harper. This is ademocracy.”
Harper was slapped from theopening exchange of the evening,when Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles
Duceppe thanked him for takinghis first question of the campaign
from a citizen.Harper has been running a clas-
sic front-runner’s campaign, withonly limited, tightly scripted inter-actions with the public.
And NDP Leader Jack Layton,another seasoned veteran of tele-vised leaders’ debates, landedblows literally left and right as hetook on both Ignatieff and Harperin turns.
After ripping Ignatieff’s Liber-als for supporting Harper’s minor-ity government in a number of keyvotes, Layton turned to the podiumon his right.
“In fact, Mr. Harper, if it hadn’tbeen for him supporting you allthis time, I’d have to be lendingyou my crutch so your governmentcould’ve stayed in power,” said Lay-ton, who recently had hip surgery.THE CANADIAN PRESS
Harper vs.everyone
“I hope this time —and I’m being quitefrank — I hope it is amajority. Otherwise …we’re going to be backinto a fifth election inno time at all.”PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER
Becks back on local pitchDavid Beckham, the former captain of England’s nationalteam, who will soon turn 36, will return to BMO Field tonightwhen his Los Angeles Galaxy play Toronto FC.
Galaxy. Star
David Beckham speaks to the media yesterday during a press conference in Toronto.
NATHAN DENETTE/THE CANADIAN PRESS
STILL SCREAMINGLOOKING BACK ON A
FRANCHISE WE GREWUP WITH {page 18}
TONIGHT’STHE NIGHTNHL PLAYOFFPREVIEW{page 33}
PM pitches benefits of majority while fending off attacks relating to allegations of deception, dubious spending and secrecy
Inside the debate {page 10}
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