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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:52 PM

Stephen Harper

Type: Person

Name: Stephen Harper (Stephen Joseph Harper)

Title: Prime Minister

Organization: Government of Canada

Date of Birth: 30/04/1959

Place of Birth: Toronto

Nationality: Canada

Fact Sheet: Biography for Stephen Harper

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents

Manmohan Singh

Canadian PM confident of civil nuke deal with India

New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has expressed confidence about concluding a civil nuclear deal with India within weeks, asserting that prejudices of the past would not be allowed to come in the way.He made it clear that Canada was keen ... [Punjabkesari - 11/19/2009]

Entities: India, Canada, Stephen Harper, Manmohan Singh

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Stephen Harper's anticipated trip to China (Le Daro)

In the past, Harper made a big deal that he would not meet Chinese leaders because of China's human rights record. Now he wants to follow the example of Barack Obama and visit China. What happened to human rights record now? Also we have joined the big ... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Stephen Harper, China, Torture, Human Rights

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Politics)

My Canada Does Not Condone Torture (mike watkins dot ca)

Evidence continues to mount that Canada was complicit in hiding the facts of Afghan detainee torture allegations. Implicated are senior officials and politicians in the federal government which include former and current Ministers of Defence Gordon ... [Progressive Bloggers - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Torture, Canada, Stephen Harper, Detainee

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents

Tory appointments blasted as patronage

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using taxpayers' money to reward Conservative cronies with plum posts, Liberal MPs charged Thursday.The Tories unleashed "unparalleled patronage" by appointing 233 former Conservative MPs, cabinet ministers, campaign ... [CNEWS - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Stephen Harper, Arnold Wayne Easter, Bill Siksay, Gwyn Morgan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 8 Documents (in Politics)

Peter MacKay

Afghan prison abuse probe rejected

OTTAWA - A top diplomat's account of the rampant torture and rape of Afghan detainees is not credible, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday as he rebuffed opposition calls for a full public inquiry into "massive and systemic" government cover- ... [CNEWS - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Abuse, Richard Colvin, Peter MacKay, Torture

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Jason Kenney

Express biz visas for Indians: Canada

TORONTO: Canada has announced a new liberal business visa regime for Indian businessmen to catch up with other industrialised nations in boosting trade with India.The new visa regime was announced by the government here close on the heels of the visit ... [Times of India - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Canada, Jason Kenney, India

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 3 Documents

Canada PM says civil nuclear deal with India "within weeks"

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has expressed confidence about concluding a civil nuclear deal with India within weeks, asserting that prejudices of the past would not be allowed to come in the way.He made it clear that Canada was keen to forge ... [Individual.com - 18 hours ago]

Entities: India, Canada, Stephen Harper

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Tory approach to Jewish voters angers Grits

Liberals are incensed that Conservative MPs have distributed taxpayer-funded pamphlets that suggest the Grits are anti-Semitic.Even New Democrat and Bloc Québécois MPs agree the latest propaganda represents a new low in the Tories' increasingly partisan ... [CBC Sudbury - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Anti-Semitism, Israel, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Small-time politics hamper a big moment as Tories insist Huntsville will host summit

Will it be Huntsville? Almost certainly not, because nobody outside that small Ontario town (or perhaps even within it) really believes it's capable of playing host to an event of this scale. But the federal government, apparently in a state of denial ... [Globe and Mail - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Huntsville (Canada), The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), William Elliott, Group of Eight, Tony Clement

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Tory leaflet on Israel irks Liberal MP

The Harper government and opposition Liberals traded barbs yesterday over taxpayer-funded mailouts that argue over which party is the strongest supporter of Canada's Jewish community.The dispute started because of a Conservative leaflet, featuring images ... [National Post - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Israel, Irwin Cotler, Anti-Semitism, Hizballah

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Stephen Harperâs defense against torture allegations (cartoon life)

Posted in cartoon Tagged: current events, politics, Stephen Harper, torture ... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Torture, Allegation, Tagged

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Canadian at centre of FBI terror probe has Kanata connection

Bill Curry Ottawa ? TAlthough Tahawwur Hussain Rana lives in Chicago, the Kanata home he co-owns has been a gathering place for his far-flung family, including relatives spread across the United States and a brother who is a well-known journalist on Parliament ... [Globe and Mail - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Kanata (Canada), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Chicago

Quotes

...of very different temples Wednesday served to provide the Conservative prime minister with some Indian multicultural bonafides on the home front. "this trip is the culmination but it's also the jumping off point" Harper said in a brief wrap-up interview with two Canadian reporters chosen by the Prime Minister's Office...

Prime Minister wraps up Indian visit [CNEWS - 11/19/2009]

...If it is good enough for our allies, it is good for us,' he said. Harper made it clear that he would not allow "fears and concerns from two generations ago to interfere with the future nuclear cooperation which is vital to both our countries." Talking about the advantages of Indo-Canadian nuclear cooperation, Harper said his country has vast energy resources with a relatively small market while...

Stephen Harper confident of Indo-Canadian civil nuclear deal within weeks [Times of India - 11/19/2009]

More Content

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Harper visits Golden Temple to close India trip [Yahoo! Canada - 1 hour ago]
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME [Financial Post - 1 hour ago]
Express biz visas for Indians: Canada [Times of India - 3 hours ago]
Canada dismisses torture allegations [Taipei Times Online - 4 hours ago]
Canada introduces express business visas for In... [Indian Express - 4 hours ago]
Don't make Israel's defence a partisan issue [National Post - 5 hours ago]
'Bravest woman in Afghanistan' tours Canada [Canada.com - 13 hours ago]
Canadian soldiers to face 'California Taliban' ... [Canada.com - 13 hours ago]
U.S. Postal Service reinstates Santa Claus lett... [Canada.com - 13 hours ago]
Adscam player pleads guilty to fraud in Ottawa ... [Canada.com - 13 hours ago]
Billy Bragg, Canadian songwriters push for new ... [Macleans Online - 16 hours ago]
Floods force evacuation of hundreds on Vancouve... [Canada.com - 16 hours ago]
Refugee board to reconsider case of U.S. army d... [CTV.ca - 16 hours ago]
You'll get a charge out of Powermat [Canada.com - 16 hours ago]
Jonathon Narvey: Aiding and abetting the Taliban [National Post - 17 hours ago]
Canada PM says civil nuclear deal with India &q... [Individual.com - 18 hours ago]
Afghan detainee transfers [CBC - 18 hours ago]
How cartoonists see Afghan torture [Globe and Mail - 18 hours ago]
The Canadian Business Journal celebrates first ... [Canoe Money - 19 hours ago]
A who's who of officials named in Richard Colvi... [CBC - 19 hours ago]
Canada's food producers tap into Asian appetites [Canoe Money - 21 hours ago]
Harper confident of N-deal soon [Oman Tribune - 21 hours ago]
Shooting rampage at Asian tourist site [Canada.com - 22 hours ago]
MacKay casts doubt on ex-diplomat's torture all... [Sympatico - 23 hours ago]
Seal meat in Parliamentary restaurant [Polar Conservation Organisation - 23 hours ago]
Kevin Gaudet and Maureen Bader: Show leadership... [National Post - 23 hours ago]
Canada rules out probe of possible Afghanistan ... [Asiaone - 11/20/2009]
Canadians handed over Afghans for torture: dipl... [Taipei Times Online - 11/20/2009]
Tory appointments blasted as patronage [CNEWS - 11/20/2009]
Tories dismiss Afghan torture claim [CNEWS - 11/20/2009]

Blogs

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My Canada Does Not Condone Torture (mike watkin... [Progressive Bloggers - 13 hours ago] Evidence continues to mount that Canada was complicit in hiding the facts of Afghan detainee torture allegations. Implicated are senior officials and politicians ...
Good Thing We've Got a Real "Law &... [Progressive Bloggers - 13 hours ago] Prime minister Stephen Harper can't stand crime. He can't stand it when white collar folks do it. He can't stand it when blue collar types do it. He really can't ...
Stephen Harper: Emperor Without Clothes (Le Daro) [Progressive Bloggers - 16 hours ago] It is amazing that Stephen Harper, Peter Mackay and Rick Hillier all either have amnesia or don't recall (typical excuse in order to hide the truth) receiving any ...
Exporting our nuclear apathy (envirogy) [Progressive Bloggers - 17 hours ago] Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent trip to India this week was met with some resounding success, in a diplomatic relationship that has been on the cold side ...
malalai joya in toronto: report, part two [we move to canada - 18 hours ago] Initial thoughts here.Part one here.Joya speaks with great strength and forcefulness. And she talks fast. Allan said when she spoke in Pashto, you could practically ...

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Supreme Court Dispatch, Eh [Slate Magazine - 11/13/2009]

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