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Stephen Joseph Harper PC MP (born April 30, 1959) is the twenty-second and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election. He is the first prime minister from the newly reconstituted Conservative Party, following a merger of the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parties.
Harper has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Calgary Southwest in Alberta since 2002. Earlier, from 1993 to 1997, he was the MP for Calgary West. He was one of the founding members of the Reform Party, but did not seek re-election, and instead joined, and shortly thereafter led, the National Citizens Coalition.In 2002, he succeeded Stockwell Day as ...
39 In my opinion Stephen Harper is quite good politician. For instance, because ... (if I wanted to write why, I wrote it here), positive
11 The man is a hypocrite in saying one thing and doing the direct opposite from proroguing Parliament to stacking the Senate., davidpstone
9 He doesn't care about Canadians, he'd sell our nation out if he felt it suited him! He raised income tax to lower the GST then removed the income tax increase to appear the hero!, Lucifer
4 This man is not only bad for Canada but a devious right wing extremeest! He does not care about honest decent Canadians and is only interested in advancing HIS right wing hypocracy, meaneyme1
The recent disingenuous response by Dimitri Soudas, director of communications in Stephen Harper's PMO, to public outrage concerning the replacement on government documents of "The Government of Canada" by "The Harper Government" is self-serving partisan politics, an abuse of the term. Within Parliament the government is the prime minister and cabinet. That is understood and within the context of Parliament that is accepted practice.
Just as when the Harper government and the Harper party stated falsely in the 2008 prorogation crisis that a parliamentary vote of ...
Canada is “morally obliged” to stand up to threats against Israel, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a Jewish audience in downtown Toronto Thursday night as both he and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff sparred over which party is the stronger supporter of democracy in the Middle East. Opponents who say that Canada has “lost its way” when it comes to its foreign policy are using “code for the view that Canada should go back to being ambivalent about our relationship with Israel and its fundamental right to defend itself,” Mr. Harper said. “Our ...
montrealgazette.com January 5, 2009
By Janice Tibbetts, Canwest News Service
OTTAWA — As Thomas Cromwell was quietly sworn in Monday as the newest judge on the Supreme Court of Canada, critics accused Stephen Harper of playing fast and loose with the appointment process by abandoning his own promise to make the system more public.Two legal scholars lambasted the prime minister for walking away from plans to include MPs in selecting the newest member of the high court and to hold a public hearing to give Canadians a glimpse of Cromwell before he was elevated to one of the most ...
Public event for June 7, 2013 Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Friday, June 7th is:
Ottawa, Ontario
10:30 a.m. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will participate in a photo opportunity. He will be joined by Howard Drake, British High Commissioner to Canada.
Office of the Prime MinisterLangevin Block80 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0A6
* Photo opportunity only (Cameras and photographers only)
NOTES:
Media should arrive no later than 10:15 a.m.
Media are required to present proper identification for accreditation at the Metcalfe street entrance.
PMO Press Office: 613-957-5555PMO Staff Onsite: Carl Vallée, Press Secretary
Public event for June 10, 2013 Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Monday, June 10th is:
Ottawa, Ontario
8:30 a.m. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will participate in a photo opportunity. He will be joined by Mrs. Laureen Harper and Commander Chris Hadfield.
24 Sussex DriveOttawa, OntarioK1M 1M4 * Photo opportunity only (Cameras and photographers only)NOTES:
Media should arrive no later than 8:10 a.m.
Media are required to present proper identification for accreditation at the West gate entrance.
PMO Press Office: 613-957-5555 PMO Staff Onsite: Carl Vallée, Press Secretary and Julie Vaux, Press Secretary
Public event for June 11, 2013 Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Tuesday, June 11th is:
Ottawa, Ontario
9:00 a.m. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper will depart for the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Canada Reception CentreHangar 11190 Convair PrivateOttawa, Ontario
*Photo opportunity only (Cameras and photographers only)
NOTES:
Media are required to present proper identification for accreditation.
Non-travelling media should arrive no later than 8:30 a.m.
PMO Press Office: 613-957-5555PMO Staff Onsite: Andrew MacDougall, Director of Communications and Carl Vallée, Press Secretary
PM announces judicial appointments for British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the following appointments:
The Honourable Alexandra Hoy, a judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal, is appointed Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal to replace the Honourable D.R. O’Connor who resigned effective December 31, 2012.
Justice Hoy was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2011. Prior to this, she served as a judge of the Ontario Superior Court from 2002 to 2011. As a Superior Court Judge, she presided over civil (including estates), family and criminal matters, sat frequently on the Commercial List and also in Divisional Court. In 2006 and 2007, Justice Hoy was one of three judges of the Superior Court in Toronto designated to hear class action matters.
Justice Hoy studied at the University of Alberta, l’Université Laval and York University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in 1975 and a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School. Following her call to the Bar of Ontario in 1980,