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TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday he won’t shift to the hard right after his Conservatives won a long-sought majority in Canada’s Parliament. Monday’s election marks a change in the country’s political landscape with opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists suffering a punishing defeat.
Harper said the Conservatives won their mandate because of the way they’ve governed so far and sought to allay fears he would implement a hidden right-wing agenda.
Harper, who took office in 2006, has won two elections but until Monday’s vote had never held a majority of Parliament’s 308 seats.
