Stephen Harper sat down and had breakfast with the reporters traveling on his campaign tour this morning.

Some of the issues Harper touched on were NHL expansion in Canada, winning the vote in Toronto, the economy and job losses over recent months and Afghanistan.

A week ago a Conservative spokesman told reporters Harper would take eight questions a day from the national media every day.

Harper admitted his staff is trying to get him to open up more in this campaign, and talk about what makes him tick. He says that will be one of the things he won't miss after he leaves politics.

Despite it being breakfast, no one really ate during the 40-minute interview. Fruit was offered though.

— Susan Lunn