No possibility of bank bailout in Canada-Harper

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday the government is taking steps to assure more availability of credit to keep the country's financial system running smoothly.

Harper, on an election campaign stop in on Canada's West Coast, said there was no possibility of a U.S.-style bank bailout in Canada. ($1=$1.15 Canadian) (Reporting by John McCrank; editing by Rob Wilson)