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On oil and gas prices, Harper had a blunt assessment for consumers.

I think that the truth of the matter is higher gas prices are ... going to be something that we're going to have to get used to.

Worldwide, in the long run, the demand for energy products is outstripping the supply, and I think we're going to see sustained upward pressure on prices for some time to come.

This is something we're all going to have to adapt to. And it's one of the reasons why when we deal with climate change and other issues we're going to want to encourage the development of alternative energy sources.

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