Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015 · Canada · Politicians · Born 1959 · age 67

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Stephen Joseph Harper is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, being the party's co-founder and serving as its first leader from 2004 to 2015.

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2019Companion of the Order of CanadaAward2016Order of LibertyAward2015“we do not offer them a better health-care plan than the ordinary Canadian can receive. I think that’s something that new and old stock Canadians can agree with”In their words17 September 2015 according to 18 September 2015 article by Peter Edwards mentioning "the phrase “old stock Canadians” used by PrimeRead the whole statement

2014“Israel is the Middle East’s only legitimate democracy, surrounded by cadres, warlords and villains that do not respect democracy or human rights.”In their words31 January 2014Stephen Harper, as quoted in "We Must Support Democracy in the Middle East" (31 January 2014), The Barrie Examiner.Read the whole statement

Honorary Doctor of Tel Aviv UniversityAward2012Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee MedalAward2011“A transition is taking place in Egypt. In my judgement, there is no going back. I think the old expression, “They’re not going to put the toothpaste back in the tube on this one.”In their words11 February 2011CPAC, February 11, 2011, http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&template_id=1383&hl=e.Read the whole statement

“When people think of Islamic terrorism, they think of Afghanistan, or maybe they think of some place in the Middle East, but the truth is that threat exists all over the world ...”In their wordsS. Harper: ‘Islamicism’ Canada’s Biggest Threat: PM - OnIslam, September 7, 2011Harper says 'Islamicism' biggest threat to Canada - CBCRead the whole statement

2009“Faith teaches that there is a right and wrong beyond mere opinion or desire.”In their words15 March 2009March 15th, 2009.Read the whole statement

2008“It [the Iraq invasion] was absolutely an error. It's obviously clear the evaluation of weapons of mass destruction proved not to be correct.”In their words2 October 2008To Gilles Duceppe during the 2008 English leaders' debate, October 2, 2008: On the Iraq war.Read the whole statement

2006Canadian Newsmaker of the YearAwardWoodrow Wilson Award for Public ServiceAwardPrime Minister of CanadaOffice2006-20152005Alberta Centennial MedalAward2004Leader of the Conservative Party of CanadaOffice2004-20152002Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee MedalAwardLeader of the Official OppositionOffice2002-2006Member of the House of Commons of CanadaOffice2002-20161993Member of the House of Commons of CanadaOffice1993-19971959Born30 April 1959

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Stephen Harper giving a victory speech to party members in Calgary after the Conservatives won the 2006 federal election.

Harper with George W. Bush, July 6, 2006.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General Michaëlle Jean at 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games Heads of State Reception.

Harper appearing at a gala at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto to celebrate the discovery of HMS Erebus, one of two ships wrecked during John Franklin's lost expedition.

Harper during the 'Special Address' at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, Switzerland, January 26, 2012.

President of Argentina Cristina Kirchner and Harper in Toronto, 2010.

Harper at the 2015 G-7 summit with Donald Tusk, Shinzō Abe, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, François Hollande, David Cameron, Matteo Renzi, and Jean-Claude Juncker in Bavaria, Germany.

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Stephen Harper

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we do not offer them a better health-care plan than the ordinary Canadian can receive. I think that’s something that new and old stock Canadians can agree with
Sep 17, 2015, 17 September 2015 according to 18 September 2015 article by Peter Edwards mentioning "the phrase “old stock Canadians” used by Prime, Own words
Israel is the Middle East’s only legitimate democracy, surrounded by cadres, warlords and villains that do not respect democracy or human rights.
Jan 31, 2014, Stephen Harper, as quoted in "We Must Support Democracy in the Middle East" (31 January 2014), The Barrie Examiner., Own words
a light of freedom and democracy in what is otherwise a region of darkness / will always have Canada as a friend
Jan 18, 2014, describing Israel in December 2013 ("last month") according to 18 January 2014 article from Times of Israel, Own words