May

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  MPconHélène Campbell to make first public appearance today - Toronto Star
  The noon press conference comes one day after Campbell was presented with the Diamond Jubilee Medal by Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen. “This is for recognition of your tremendous work raising awareness of the importance of ... read more
  7 hours ago | thestar.com
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  MPconThe Nanos Number: Matching up priorities - CBC.ca
  Are the stated priorities of Stephen Harper's government in line with Canadians' priorities? Nanos Research conducted a survey to test support for the long-term priorities set out by the prime minister after his majority win last year and then asked ... read more
  9 hours ago | cbc.ca
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  MPconShame is not Harper's - London Free Press
  The portrait she painted of Stephen Harper that hangs in the Kingston Public Library is a joke. We know he did not pose for it. Since it was shown on CNN Friday evening, once again it makes me feel embarrassed to be a Canadian. read more
  9 hours ago | lfpress.com
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  MPconCanada Without Poverty asks PM to clarify who is responsible for poverty file - National Union of Public and General Employees
  Canadians everywhere deserve better answers." - James Clancy, NUPGE National President. Ottawa (24 May 2012) - In a recent letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the advocacy group, Canada Without Poverty (CWP), asked the simple question: Who is in ...and more » read more
  9 hours ago | nupge.ca
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  MPconAtleo launching Assembly of First Nations re-election bid - CBC.ca
  (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) He agreed to a joint action plan with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, setting up a task force that produced recommendations on education, and also led to a summit with chiefs, Harper and cabinet ministers. read more
  9 hours ago | cbc.ca
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  MPconHarper's Labor Hardline No Boon for Business - BusinessWeek
  By Theophilos Argitis and Natalie Doss on May 24, 2012 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's hardline approach to labor disputes may help bring a quick end to a strike at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) It may also keep the company from cutting ... read more
  12 hours ago | businessweek.com
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  MPconHarper names Prince Charles honorary RCMP commissioner - Globe and Mail
  Prince Charles was named honorary commissioner of the RCMP Wednesday night, during the final public event of his three-day visit to Canada. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement after a performance by the Regina Symphony Orchestra at the ... read more
  18 hours ago | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconCP Rail: Canada Labour Minister Raitt Poised to Order End to CP Rail Strike - Toronto Star
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has not shied from using back-to-work legislation to halt work stoppages it sees as detrimental to the economy or the public. The Conservatives have done so with Air Canada and Canada Post. read more
  Wed 8:03 am | thestar.com
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  MPconThe Queen City readies for royalty as Prince Charles, Camilla visit - Ottawa Citizen
  Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Lauren Harper attend the 1812 Commemorative Military Muster hosted by the Government of Canada at Fort York Armoury, as part of the Royal visit to ... read more
  Wed 4:59 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconReport shows Canadians want Ottawa to lead, fix health care - Regina Leader-Post
  By Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News May 23, 2012 Stephen Harper, seen here at the NATO summit in Chicago, Ill., Monday, may be facing a new challenge in light of a new report that says Canadians want his government to take the lead in fixing the health ... read more
  Wed 12:47 am | leaderpost.com
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  MPconNude Harper painting sells for $5000 - CANOE
  The nude painting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper by Kingston artist Maggie Sutherland sold for its asking price on the weekend. The painting, Emperor Haute Couture, depicted a naked Harper reclining on a chaise lounge. Behind him is a row of men, ... read more
  Tue 3:16 pm | cnews.canoe.ca
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  MPconTalking the world into taking the wrong direction - rabble.ca
  By Duncan Cameron Attending last week's G8 summit hosted by American President Barrack Obama, Prime Minister Stephen Harper characterized the Canadian economy this way: "Thanks to strong fundamentals, Canada's economy is performing exceptionally well ...and more » read more
  Tue 6:30 am | rabble.ca
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  MPconThe nakedness of politics posing as art - Canada Free Press
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper in all the glory of his 'artistic' birthday suit greeted the Internet world early this morning before being replanted down copy on the cover of The Blaze. Emperor Haute Couture, with its graphic male plumbing reached the ... read more
  Tue 6:03 am | canadafreepress.com
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  MPconOlympic marketers borrow page from politicians - TheChronicleHerald.ca
  Marketing strategies that used to be a hallmark of the Stephen Harper government — like direct outreach to the ethnic media and scripted news conferences backed by lavish photo ops — are quickly becoming a mainstay of the Canadian Olympic Committee. read more
  Tue 2:02 am | thechronicleherald.ca
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  MPconHarper confirms Afghan military pullout for 2014 - Canada.com
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined Canada on Monday to the growing list of war-weary nations ready to move on from Afghanistan by announcing that all Canadian soldiers will be out of the troubled country by the end of March 2014. read more
  Tue 1:22 am | canada.com
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  MPconStephen Harper confirms Canada's soldiers will be out of Afghanistan after 2014 - National Post
  CHICAGO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says there will be no Canadian boots on the ground in Afghanistan after 2014. But he says Canada will continue to financially support the Afghan military with $110-million a year for the next three years. read more
  Mon 12:22 pm | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPconTime for big ideas: Imagine Canada after Harper - rabble.ca
  By Murray Dobbin Stephen Harper, too, shall pass into history, recorded as one of the most destructive, personally malignant personalities ever to have soiled the Canadian political landscape. But in the meantime, Canadians are so distracted by his ... read more
  Mon 11:29 am | rabble.ca
  • MLA Nicholas SimonsTime for big ideas: Imagine Canada after Harper | rabble.ca http://t.co/yUWV5WJm
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  MPconPolitics, private sector new inspiration for Canada's Olympic marketing efforts - Globe and Mail
  Marketing strategies that used to be a hallmark of the Stephen Harper government — like direct outreach to the ethnic media and scripted news conferences backed by lavish photo ops — are quickly becoming a mainstay of the Canadian Olympic Committee. read more
  Mon 8:22 am | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconPolitics, private sector new inspiration for Canada's Olympic marketing efforts - Winnipeg Free Press
  Marketing strategies that used to be a hallmark of the Stephen Harper government — like direct outreach to the ethnic media and scripted news conferences backed by lavish photo ops — are quickly becoming a mainstay of the Canadian Olympic Committee. read more
  Mon 8:08 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPconNDP Demands Harper Government Apologize For Komagata Maru Incident - South Asian Link
  ... to one of the darkest events in Canada's not so great distant path. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's failed attempt to make an informal apology in 2008 at an outdoor festival in Surrey was widely regarded as rude and insincere by the community.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Bob RaeJasbir Sandhu
  Sun 11:18 pm | thelinkpaper.ca
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  MPconCharles and Camilla follow Will and Kate's lead - Globe and Mail
  The itinerary tomorrow touches on two tenets that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been promoting as making up the Canadian fabric – the monarchy's importance to the country, and the military. “We are pleased that Prince Charles and the Duchess of ... read more
  Sun 7:18 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPcon- Not-for-profit - Canada NewsWire (press release)
  The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, meets with Canadian American Business Council leaders at a roundtable in Chicago on the morning of Sunday, May 20, in advance of the NATO Summit. The CABC is the voice of business in the ... read more
  Sun 2:47 pm | newswire.ca
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  MPconHarper to lay out Canada's future role in Afghanistan - Globe and Mail
  Stephen Harper will shortly lay out a plan for Canada's future role in Afghanistan, his Defence Minister says. “The Prime Minister, I can assure you, will be making an announcement very soon with respect to Canada's participation beyond 2014 in ... read more
  Sun 2:14 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconNude painting of Canadian PM Stephen Harper goes on display - Digital Spy
  "I don't know if Canadians really needed to see that. I certainly didn't," Nathan Cullen, a member of parliament for the opposition New Democratic Party, said. Liberal MP Scott Brison added: "I can tell you that this is one case where I think we really ... read more
  Also in this article:Nathan CullenScott Brison
  Sun 2:04 pm | digitalspy.com
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  MPconPrime Minister Harper to lay out Canada's future role in Afghanistan - Globe and Mail
  Stephen Harper will shortly lay out a plan for Canada's future role in Afghanistan, his Defence Minister says. “The Prime Minister, I can assure you, will be making an announcement very soon with respect to Canada's participation beyond 2014 in ... read more
  Also in this article:Peter MacKay
  Sun 12:04 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconHarper to Eurozone: Stimulus alone won't save you - London Free Press
  By Bryn Weese, Senior Washington Correspondent Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, speaks to members of the press following the G8 summit at Camp David May 19, 2012 in Maryland. Harper spoke about discussions by leaders of the Group of Eight ... read more
  Sat 7:01 pm | lfpress.com
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  MPconDebt crisis, defence issues mean full G8 agenda for prime minister - Montreal Gazette
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to leave the lectures at home and take a more flexible approach to the European debt crisis when he heads to the US today for the start of four days of meetings with fellow G8 and NATO leaders.and more » read more
  Sat 2:39 pm | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconG8 summit: Stephen Harper says free trade an alternative to austerity, cutbacks - National Post
  “It doesn't have to be an either/or situation; trade, for example, is a way to cultivate growth,” a senior Canadian government official said at the G8 summit, being held for the first time at this lush, leafy presidential retreat tucked away in the ... read more
  Sat 1:46 pm | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPconNATO summit: Pressure on Canada to keep funding Afghanistan defence - Ottawa Citizen
  By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia News May 19, 2012 4:02 PM Canada's long-term involvement in Afghanistan will be centre-stage when Prime Minister Stephen Harper sits down with leaders from 60 countries for the NATO summit in Chicago. read more
  Sat 12:07 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconStephen Harper at G8 summit on world economy, Afghanistan - Vancouver Sun
  CAMP DAVID, Md. — US President Barack Obama welcomes Canada's prime minister and five other world leaders today to this bucolic presidential retreat as he kicks off two international summits. Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins the leaders of the UK, ... read more
  Sat 9:48 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPconFrom debt to defence, Harper has his hands full at G8/NATO summits - Montreal Gazette
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to leave the lectures at home and take a more flexible approach to the European debt crisis when he heads to the US on Friday for the start of four days of meetings with fellow G8 and NATO leaders. read more
  Sat 8:01 am | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconFrom debt to defence, Harper has his hands full at G8/NATO summits - The Province
  By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia News May 18, 2012 Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are the only leaders in the G8 to have been re-elected during the global economic recession. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper ... read more
  Sat 8:01 am | theprovince.com
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  MPconIncludes Statement by Save the Children Canada, World Vision Canada - NorthumberlandView.ca
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced support for a new initiative aimed at addressing the challenges of agricultural productivity in Africa. The initiative was announced by Barack Obama, President of the United States, at the Symposium on ...and more » read more
  Sat 6:27 am | northumberlandview.ca
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  MPconMEEK: At least Mulcair has joined the great Canadian battle - TheChronicleHerald.ca
  By staking out territory far to the left of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Mulcair has managed — within the space of two short months or so — to render the Liberals as irrelevant as the middle ground they have traditionally occupied in Canadian ... read more
  Also in this article:Joe Oliver
  Sat 3:07 am | thechronicleherald.ca
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  MPconMinisters paid their dues before coming to power - Vancouver Sun
  Stephen Harper sorting mail? John Baird delivering your morning newspaper? Lisa Raitt slinging soft serve at Dairy Queen? It may be a little hard to picture, but some cabinet ministers struggled to make ends meet before they reached the halls of power.and more » read more
  Also in this article:John BairdJustin TrudeauJim FlahertyTony ClementLisa Raitt
  Sat 2:51 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPconObama hosts Harper at G8 summit - Castanet.net
  by The Canadian Press - Story: 75389 Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by US President Barack Obama at a reception at the G8 summit Friday, May 18, 2012 in Camp David, MD. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson US President Barack Obama welcomed ... read more
  Fri 9:35 pm | castanet.net
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  MPconJudge's departure continues Supreme Court's makeover - Globe and Mail
  A dramatic reshaping of the Supreme Court of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper has taken another step forward with the announced retirement of Madam Justice Marie Deschamps. The 59-year-old judge's imminent departure gives Mr. Harper his fifth ... read more
  Fri 8:25 pm | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconCanada redirects a little aid back to the most needy - Vancouver Sun (blog)
  A release from the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks of a $219 million commitment from Canada, although it's not clear whether all of this — or even very much of it — is new money. The biggest part of the Canadian commitment is $169 ... read more
  Fri 7:01 pm | blogs.vancouversun.com
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  MPconRivals seize on NDP leader Thomas Mulcair remarks on oilsands - Edmonton Journal
  New Democratic Party Leader Thomas Mulcair, who came under blistering attack from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and western premiers Wednesday over his oilsands policy, turned up the rhetorical heat by saying profits earned by oilsands firms are ... read more
  Fri 4:01 pm | edmontonjournal.com
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  MPconStephen Harper's stealth EI changes are a worry. - Toronto Star
  Major changes are coming to Canada's employment insurance program, and they may not be pretty. There's talk for example of Ottawa forcing “repeat users” of EI to accept lower-paying jobs. But the Conservatives won't tell Parliament or the public what ...and more » read more
  Fri 3:25 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconStephen Harper can help Haitians by nudging G8 donors to deliver - Toronto Star
  That's a challenge for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who pledged more than $1 billion in help to spur growth, feed schoolchildren, improve health care and more. Unlike some donors, who have delivered only half the billions pledged, Canada is honouring ...and more » read more
  Fri 3:15 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconCanada cruising for a major oil spill crisis in the Arctic, academic warns - Canada.com
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pointedly identified China as a potentially prime customer for Canada's oil, and last month rejected the notion that eventual US approval of the Keystone XL pipeline would mean abandoning his government backing of the ...and more » read more
  Fri 2:51 pm | canada.com
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  MPconNew study says Canada leads G8 in keeping promises made at summits - CanadianBusiness.com
  By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | May 18, 2012 Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks to his plane as he departs for the G8 Friday May 18,2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA - A new report ranks Canada first when it comes to G8 countries ... read more
  Fri 1:05 pm | canadianbusiness.com
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  MPconSupreme Court justice retires, giving Harper chance to appoint majority - Globe and Mail
  A vacancy has opened at the Supreme Court of Canada, giving Prime Minister Stephen Harper the opportunity to appoint a majority of the court's justices. Madam Justice Marie Deschamps announced Friday that she is leaving the court at the relative young ... read more
  Fri 10:55 am | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPcon'Nude' Stephen Harper painting causes a stir - Globe and Mail
  Canadians got an eyeful Friday as images of a painting depicting the prime minister in the nude went viral. The large oil on canvas, which Stephen Harper did not pose for, is by Kingston, Ont.,-based artist Margaret Sutherland. read more
  Fri 10:09 am | theglobeandmail.com
  • Globe Politics‘Nude’ Stephen Harper painting causes a stir http://t.co/7o1njEDE
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  MPconEurozone crisis looms large for world leaders - Toronto Sun
  WASHINGTON, DC - Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants to see tough action on the eurozone debt crisis at this weekend's G8 summit in Maryland, his chief spokesman says. Then at the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday and Monday, Canada will push for major ... read more
  Also in this article:Chris AlexanderPeter MacKay
  Fri 7:27 am | torontosun.com
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  MPconCanadian PM Harper: To Oppose Gov't Spying is to Support Child Porn - DailyTech
  Canada's Conservative Party is pushing the issue. I. Opposition to Spying is Support for Child Predators, Says Canadian Leader Current Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is a member of the Conservative Party, and Conservatives have a majority in ... read more
  Fri 5:40 am | dailytech.com
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  MPconCanada has a plan to crack down on pollution - Vancouver Sun
  Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada's chief climate negotiator, said the Canadian government was "working toward draft regulations for 2013" in the oil and gas sector as it continued efforts to meet commitments made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reduce ... read more
  Fri 5:26 am | vancouversun.com
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  MPconStephen Harper at G8 summit on world economy, Afghanistan - Montreal Gazette
  CAMP DAVID, Md. — US President Barack Obama welcomes Canada's prime minister and five other world leaders today to this bucolic presidential retreat as he kicks off two international summits. Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins the leaders of the UK, ... read more
  Fri 4:44 am | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconTories won't release secret report on pension decision - Canada.com
  Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's department has clamped a lid of secrecy on a draft report it prepared in 2007 on the costs and "policy implications" of Canada's aging population, Postmedia News has learned. But the very existence of the report - now ... read more
  May 18, 2012 2:56 am | canada.com

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