Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper PC MPis a Canadian politician and member of Parliament who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006 to November 4, 2015. He was the first prime minister to come from the modern Conservative Party of Canada, which was formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth30 April 1959
CityLeaside, Canada
CountryCanada
Stephen Harper quotes about
The United States defends its sovereignty, Canada will defend its sovereignty.
Each and every day I will assure you of one thing -- I will dedicate myself to making Canada more united, stronger, more prosperous and a safer country.
But we want Canada to stay competitive and we want to make sure the dollar is enhancing that.
Minister MacKay, as you all know, has deep roots in Atlantic Canada and is very familiar with PEI and its provincial government. He will serve Islanders well in our new cabinet.
One of the things that has made Canada a great country historically has been our traditionally low crime rate,
The biggest thing I want to do on foreign policy is to increase Canada's foreign policy capacities, whether they be in foreign aid, or military capacity or disaster assistance. We want Canada to be able to do more.
Strong Canada-U.S. relations are a priority for my government.
That is what has been blurred, ... Frankly, if the Government of Canada would sue the Liberal party, it would provide a wake-up call forever that that is not the same thing.
Our team is talented and diversified and reflects Canada and we will work hard for all Canadians. The Cabinet that I have put together is smaller, but it will be more focused and more effective.
Atlantic Canada's culture of defeat will be hard to overcome as long as Atlantic Canada is actually physically trailing the rest of the country.
The West has wanted in. The West is in now. Canada will work for all of us.
If the special envoy were to conclude that this is not a direction in which the United States wishes to go, then Canada will have to make other long-term choices in its economic infrastructure,
Our mission is clear. We will restore faith and trust in our public institutions as we keep Canada strong and united.
Canada has to be prepared to take a strong stand, ... But we also have to keep lines of communication open. It's very difficult to have influence when you allow a relationship to break down.