A Conservative government would adopt a national strategy to control cancer, the leading cause of early death for Canadians, Tory Leader Stephen Harper said Saturday. The Conservatives would spend $50 million a year in new money to fund an existing plan developed by more than 700 experts and cancer survivors, Harper said during a campaign stop in St. Catharines, Ont. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper speaks during a campaign stop in St. Catharines, Ontario on Saturday. The Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control (CSCC) was developed by the federal government with the provinces, territories and cancer organizations, the group's website says.
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