TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, stung by criticism over his government's slow response to the Syrian refugee crisis, shifted the focus of his re-election campaign to national security on Friday, a move analysts said brings the politics of fear to a deadlocked race.
Seeking a rare fourth term in office, Harper's pivot just a month before the election positions his Conservative campaign squarely on national security and uncertain risks.
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