Harper ready to start 'rebuilding this great country'
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 | 6:06 PM ET
CBC News
Harper made a brief statement to a number of supporters and reporters in a hangar at the Ottawa airport, where he arrived from Calgary.
"We had a good sleep. The family's excited. We're all feeling pretty upbeat, as you can imagine," Harper said, flanked by his wife and two children.
He said he has already assembled a transition team for the transfer of power.
Stephen Harper is greeted by supporters as he arrives in Ottawa Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006. (CP photo)
Harper said he will hold a full news conference on Thursday.
He thanked his supporters for all their efforts as "we start rebuilding this great country."
On Monday night, Harper promised to get to work implementing his top campaign priorities. He said his first act in Parliament will be to propose a federal accountability act.
That will be followed by his plan to cut the GST, provide a child-care allowance to families, toughen criminal sentencing and establish a patient wait-time guarantee, he said.
