OTTAWA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper,
speaking in the wake of data showing Canada slid into recession
in the first half of the year, on Tuesday said healthy June GDP
growth showed the economy was back on track.
Harper, speaking to a political rally in Burlington, Ontario
ahead of an Oct 19 election, did not refer directly to figures
from Statistics Canada which showed the economy had shrunk in
the second quarter, posting two consecutive contractions.