Candice Hoeppner is an asset, not a headache, for Stephen Harper, succeeding where other women in his caucus have failed – Lisa Raitt and Helena Guergis come to mind. A year ago Saturday, the 45-year-old mother of three and rookie Manitoba MP introduced a private member's bill to fulfill a long-held Conservative promise to scrap the long-gun registry. Last November it passed second reading with the help of eight Liberal and 12 New Democrat MPs. Now in committee, her... (GunPolicy.org)