Mr Harper, whose party lacks support in urban and immigrant communities, adroitly[2] stepped in with a campaign promise both to apologise and to compensate.____________________.

• 哈珀的保守党本来是得不到城市居民和侨民团体支持的，这一次他灵机一动站了出来，在竞选中许诺要进行道歉和赔偿。他说到做到。