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The phrase Common Sense Revolution ( CSR ) has been used as a political slogan to describe conservative platforms with a main goal of reducing taxes while balancing the budget by reducing the size and role of government . It has been used in places such as Australia and the U . S . state of New Jersey in the 1990s . This article deals with the " Common Sense Revolution " as it was under Ontario Premier Mike Harris , and the ___MASK59___ from 1995 to 2002 . Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada . It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America , at the confluence of the ___MASK100___ and Assiniboine Rivers . FOREST ( short for " Freedom Organisation for ___MASK76___ to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco ") is a United Kingdom political pressure group which campaigns against tobacco control activity . Al Palladini ( December 24 , 1943 -- March 7 , 2001 ) was a politician in Ontario , Canada . He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 until his death in 2001 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Mike Harris . Canada ( French : ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . Canada ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Michael Deane " Mike " Harris ( born January 23 , 1945 ) was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26 , 1995 to April 14 , 2002 . He is most noted for the " Common Sense Revolution ", his Progressive Conservative government ' s program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government programs .