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VIDEO: Harper, opponents discuss Canadian economy, 'recession'

'The Canadian economy as a whole is now growing... that is the reality," said PM Stephen Harper, rebutting talk of a 'recession'
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From left, the candidates for Prime Minister: the Green Party's Elizabeth May; the Conservatives' incumbent Stephen Harper; the Bloc Quebecois' Gilles Duceppe; the NDP's Tom Mulcair; the Liberal Party's Justin Trudeau.


Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper is brushing aside new data showing the economy was in a recession in the first half of the year, but the other main party leaders say the numbers show the Tories' economic plan is not working.

Videop/Files by The Canadian Press