He dropped out of University of Toronto after 2 months.
He is no longer allowed to sing John Lennon songs in public due to a protest from Yoko Ono.
His father was a high level accountant for Imperial Oil, where harper worked as a mail room clerk before becoming a career politician.
Stephen Joseph Harper is the Prime Minister of Canada as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He became the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada on 2006 February 6, and led 2 minority governments before he gained a majority government in the 2011 May Canadian federal election.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Harper moved to Alberta after dropping out of the University of Toronto. He eventually gained a degree at the University of Calgary, and although initially affiliated with the Liberal Party, Harper separated from them, joining the Progressive Conservative Party in 1985.
Harper ending up breaking with the PC party as well, joining the Reform Party and becoming a Member of Parliament. The Reform party would later become the Alliance and Harper would become its leader in 2002 after Stockwell Day's resignation. When the Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives merged to form the Conservative Party in 2003, Harper would emerge as the leader of the party formed from merging the two right leaning parties.
Although the Liberal Party would retain power for some time, voters began to accept the Conservatives under Harper's leadership, giving them first a minority government in 2006, a larger one in 2008, and finally a majority in 2011.
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the twenty-second and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 federal election. He is the first Prime Minister from his current political party, and the first since 1993 from any Conservative party, following twelve years of government by the Liberal Party. Harper is the first Canadian prime minister born in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Canada's next parliamentary elections were held in 2006. In his campaign, Harper had promised to cut taxes, reduce crime, and increase military spending. He proposed a plan to help parents pay for child care. He called for regulations to reduce government corruption. He also pledged to keep Canadian troops in Afghanistan to help fight the war on terrorism. The Conservatives won the election by a narrow margin. Harper was sworn in as prime minister on February 6, 2006.
His full name is Stephen Joseph Harper.
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper is the member of the House of Commons for Calgary Southwest.
Stephen Harper grew up in Toronto, Ontario.
stephen harper has helped candians by reducing tax from 7% to 5%
49 - 50 years old. Stephen Harper was born in 1959 on April 30.
Stephen Harper's brothers are Grant Harper and Robert Harper.
Stephen Harper age is 55.
Stephen Harper is not a Mason.
Stephen Harper won.
Stephen Harper is the Prime Minister of Canada.
Stephen Harper was born on March 14, 1975.
His full name is Stephen Joseph Harper.
The name of Stephen Harper's daughter is Rachel.
Stephen Harper was born on March 14, 1975.
Stephen Harper doesn't do anything with taxes. The government does.
No, of course not.
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