Many Canadians used to believe that the take-no-prisoners approach Harper brought to his first two mandates was borne out of the necessity of fighting for survival in a minority Parliament

Over the past two years that assumption has been proven wrong. With a consistency that would have been exemplary if only it had been exerted on the policy front, the majority Conservatives have treated Parliament and the country to more of the same.

At times it has seemed as if, having fought so hard to conquer a majority, they felt compelled to act like an occupying army rather than a government accountable to all.

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OTTAWA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Fri May 03 2013

The Conservative majority turned two Thursday. Hold the cake.

For all its carefully-crafted imagery as the stay-the-course, steady-as-she goes government, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have reshaped much of this country in 24 short months.

From the environment, to health care, to foreign policy, this is a different Canada than it was May 2, 2011, and many of the Harper initiatives may not be easily undone by future governments, or even future leaders of a Conservative government.