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Stephen Harper: New Democrats

House Of Commons Dept: A vote in the House of Commons this evening will send the massive bill, which includes nine separate pieces of previous legislation, back to the Conservative-dominated Senate, where it should could get its final rubber-stamp and royal assent as early as Tuesday, according to The Star. New Democrats used procedural tactics last week to momentarily delay the final vote, spoiling a Conservative communications exercise in Woodbridge, Ont., where several top Tories had flown at taxpayer expense to tout the legislation s expected passage and oTTAWA This time they mean it: Stephen Harper s majority Conservative government is poised to pass its omnibus crime bill and make good on an election promise with a couple of days to spare. This coming weekend marks the deadline Harper set last April when he promised the Conservative criminal justice agenda would be enacted within 100 sitting days of a new parliament. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.