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Mr. Harper, a Conservative, won a narrow victory and tenuous control of the House of Commons by promising that he would make Ottawa more accountable and that he would clean up after several Liberal Party scandals. He also said he wanted to include officials from Montreal and Vancouver, cities where the Conservatives won no seats in the House of Commons and that would have otherwise gone unrepresented. The opposition parties are complaining that they will not be able to question Mr. Fortier on the floor of the House of Commons, as is customary with cabinet ministers because he is not a member. Mr. Harper, is a Conservative, who won a narrow victory and tenuous control of the House of Commons last month by promising that he would make Ottawa more accountable and that he would clean up after several Liberal Party scandals. He also said he wanted to include officials from Montreal and Vancouver, cities where the Conservatives won no seats in the House of Commons and that would have otherwise gone unrepresented. The most controversial of the appointments was of David L. Emerson of Vancouver, who was industry minister under Prime Minister Martin and was elected to the Commons last month on the Liberal Party ticket.