Stephen Harper

Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

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2024 Harper was named as Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) Chair by Premier Danielle Smith.
2024 Harper was named as Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) Chair by Premier Danielle Smith.
2023 Stephen Harper was appointed a Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, recognizing his long-standing contributions to the province.
2023 Stephen Harper was appointed a Member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, recognizing his long-standing contributions to the province.
April 2023 Harper endorsed Albertan Premier Danielle Smith for the 2023 Albertan provincial election.
April 2023 Harper endorsed Albertan Premier Danielle Smith for the 2023 Albertan provincial election.
March 22 2023 At a conservative conference in Ottawa, Harper criticized the Trudeau government's handling of Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections.
March 22 2023 At a conservative conference in Ottawa, Harper criticized the Trudeau government's handling of Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections.
September 2022 Harper attended Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral alongside other former Canadian prime ministers.
September 2022 Harper attended Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral alongside other former Canadian prime ministers.
July 25 2022 Harper endorsed his former cabinet minister Pierre Poilievre for the leadership of the Conservative Party, marking his first endorsement of a federal Conservative leadership candidate.
July 25 2022 Harper endorsed his former cabinet minister Pierre Poilievre for the leadership of the Conservative Party, marking his first endorsement of a federal Conservative leadership candidate.
2021 Harper appeared on the podcast American Optimist, where he criticized the Trudeau government's large-scale deficit spending during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Harper appeared on the podcast American Optimist, where he criticized the Trudeau government's large-scale deficit spending during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 11 2021 During a virtual gathering hosted by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, Harper claimed that the world has entered a Second Cold War between the United States and China.
March 11 2021 During a virtual gathering hosted by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, Harper claimed that the world has entered a Second Cold War between the United States and China.
2019 A group of independent academics published an assessment showing that Harper's government fulfilled 85 percent of its campaign pledges during his time as Prime Minister.
2019 Harper was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette, an honor that was formally invested during a ceremony in September 2022.
2019 Harper was appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada by Governor General Julie Payette, an honor that was formally invested during a ceremony in September 2022.
2019 A group of independent academics published an assessment showing that Harper's government fulfilled 85 percent of its campaign pledges during his time as Prime Minister.
May 2019 Harper appeared on another PragerU video explaining reasons to support Israel amid the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
May 2019 Harper appeared on another PragerU video explaining reasons to support Israel amid the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
January 2019 Harper appeared on a PragerU video explaining why Donald Trump was elected president in the 2016 United States election.
January 2019 Harper appeared on a PragerU video explaining why Donald Trump was elected president in the 2016 United States election.
2018 PPP Canada was dissolved under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ending its role as Canada's centralized Public-private partnerships unit after nine years of operation.
2018 The Phoenix Pay System had caused pay problems for over 50 percent of the federal government's 290,000 public servants, with the Auditor General describing it as an 'incomprehensible failure' of project management.
2018 Canada planned to submit a claim to a portion of the Arctic continental shelf, which would include the North Pole, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
2018 PPP Canada was dissolved under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, ending its role as Canada's centralized Public-private partnerships unit after nine years of operation.
2018 The Phoenix Pay System had caused pay problems for over 50 percent of the federal government's 290,000 public servants, with the Auditor General describing it as an 'incomprehensible failure' of project management.
2018 Canada planned to submit a claim to a portion of the Arctic continental shelf, which would include the North Pole, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
November 19 2018 Harper appeared on a show hosted by Ben Shapiro, discussing populism, immigration, and nationalism.
November 19 2018 Harper appeared on a show hosted by Ben Shapiro, discussing populism, immigration, and nationalism.
May 29 2018 The Auditor General released a report revealing that Public Services and Procurement Canada had cancelled a pilot test of Phoenix before its government-wide implementation.
May 29 2018 The Auditor General released a report revealing that Public Services and Procurement Canada had cancelled a pilot test of Phoenix before its government-wide implementation.
May 9 2018 Harper expressed support for Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran deal by lending his signature to an ad in The New York Times.
May 9 2018 Harper expressed support for Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran deal by lending his signature to an ad in The New York Times.
March 26 2018 Harper attended the international Fellowship of Christians and Jews Gala at Mar-a-Lago, expressing support for US president Donald Trump's speech on Jerusalem.
March 26 2018 Harper attended the international Fellowship of Christians and Jews Gala at Mar-a-Lago, expressing support for US president Donald Trump's speech on Jerusalem.
February 2 2018 Harper revealed in a statement that he knew about the sexual assault allegations against Conservative MP Rick Dykstra during the 2015 election.
February 2 2018 Harper revealed in a statement that he knew about the sexual assault allegations against Conservative MP Rick Dykstra during the 2015 election.
2017 The Office of the Auditor General conducted its first report reviewing the problematic Phoenix Pay System.
2017 The Office of the Auditor General conducted its first report reviewing the problematic Phoenix Pay System.
October 2017 Harper received media attention for criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
October 2017 Harper received media attention for criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
2016 The Public Service Pay Centre had cut 1,200 pay advisor positions by this year.
2016 President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine awarded Stephen Harper the Order of Liberty, the highest award for foreigners.

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