Its campaign promise to kill the long-gun registry almost certain to be thwarted Wednesday, the Harper government has begun laying the groundwork for the next election - casting political rivals as a threat to Canada's economic recovery.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty used a speech to an Ottawa business audience Tuesday to deliver a campaign-style attack on opposition parties who are expected to join forces Wednesday to quash a Conservative bill aimed at abolishing the gun registry.

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