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Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Davos, Switzerland

Stephen Harper Dept: OTTAWA - Almost exactly one year ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed a well-heeled audience in Davos, Switzerland, where he delivered what amounted to an ambitious throne speech, according to Winnipeg Free Press. As parliamentarians enter 2013, with the Commons returning Monday following a six-week break, much of Harper's agenda from Davos appears complete or on track if not yet bearing fruit and stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, speaks during a plenary session at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Almost exactly one year ago, Prime Harper addressed a well-heeled audience in Davos, Switzerland, where he delivered what amounted to an ambitious throne speech. As parliamentarians return to Ottawa for 2013 following a six-week break, much of Harper's economic agenda from Davos appears complete, if not yet bearing fruit, as more economic turmoil looms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Keystone/Jean-Christophe Bott Harper's vision for Canada's economic restructuring included toppling regulatory hurdles to fast-track major resource projects, revamping government incentives for research and development, pension and immigration reforms and new trade agreements abroad. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.