Original sentence: Stephen Harper has insisted on its right to choose who asks questions at press conferences , which has created some conflict with national media
Edited sentence: Along with economic bedlam, Harper needlessly squanders political capital and effectively created the reputation of a liar and not a man of his word.Consistent with the American practice of manipulating and controlling the media, Stephen Harper has insisted on its right to choose who asks questions at press conferences , which has created some conflict with national media.Harper campaigned on a promise on a promise e to leave Income Fund investments alone.Harper has further reinforced his government’s reputation of hypocrisy by spending above the legal limits and than attempting an amateurish cover-up by means of transparent accounting slight of hand schemes.Harper reneged on this promise and in a calculated manoeuvre put a lie to his promise and promptly with malice and intent did an about face on this policy.Harper’s neo-conservative government is currently mired in a scandal concerning electoral funding.On his word, many investors including seniors continued to hold live saving in this type of investment vehicle.The day the news broke, the Canadian stock markets spiralled to all time lows and billions of dollars value was vaporised.With documented incidents of wrongdoing, Harper has found himself presiding over the most distrusted government since the former Brian Mulroney was in power