One can be cynical and say he's just another pol looking for votes or you can acknowledge that politics is tough on family life and that is true whether you are right, centre, left, separatist, etc.
‘God's verdict' outranks history's, PM says Stephen Harper says he's more concerned about God's judgment than how history books rate his term in office, telling a Quebec magazine in a markedly personal interview that preserving relationships with family is far more important than worrying about a political legacy.
Driving his point home, the Prime Minister told Quebec City's Prestige magazine that it would be a “disaster” to win elections but lose one's family in the process.
The interview, which appears in the Quebec City publication's September issue, is an attempt to soften Mr. Harper's hard-edged image in the province, where Conservative fortunes have slid since the 2008 election.
The Tory Leader has long cultivated support in Quebec City, where he has a much more solid base than in Montreal and its suburbs.
In the article, Mr. Harper said it's too early to consider how history will treat him, adding that a more pressing and ever-present priority is ensuring family comes first.
“The important thing, for me, is to preserve family ties. I can win elections, but if I lose my family, it's a disaster.”...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/pol ... le1269229/ 
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