{"id":1975,"date":"2016-08-26T20:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T02:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2016-08-27T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T22:34:13","slug":"tending-business-stephen-harper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miguelitoslittlegreencar.com\/blog\/tending-business-stephen-harper\/","title":{"rendered":"Tending To Business With The Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” global_module=”5837″ fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#a8cf45″ allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”6px|||”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title global_parent=”5837″ admin_label=”Fullwidth Post Title” title=”on” meta=”off” author=”off” date=”off” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”off” featured_placement=”background” parallax_effect=”on” parallax_method=”on” text_orientation=”center” text_color=”light” text_background=”off” text_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” title_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” title_font=”|on|||” title_font_size=”35px” custom_padding=”2%||2%|”]\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#ffffff” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”0%|||”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_post_title admin_label=”Featured Image” title=”off” meta=”off” author=”off” date=”on” categories=”on” comments=”on” featured_image=”on” featured_placement=”below” parallax_effect=”on” parallax_method=”on” text_orientation=”left” text_color=”dark” text_background=”off” text_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” module_bg_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” title_all_caps=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” title_font_size=”40px” title_text_color=”#a8cf45″ custom_css_main_element=”margin-top:-30px;”]\n[\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” background_color=”#ededed” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Title” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”right” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” header_font_size=”50px” text_font_size=”18″]\n

Featuring Featuring\u00a0The Right Honourable Stephen Harper<\/strong>
Prime Minister of Canada<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Date Location” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” header_font_size=”50px” text_font_size=”18″]\n

May 15, 2012
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Story Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”32″]\n

The story<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bio” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font_size=”18″]\n

Stephen Harper grew up in a middle class family in the suburbs of Toronto. After graduating from high school, he moved to Alberta where he worked in the oil industry went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics at the conservative University of Calgary. He is known to have avidly followed the careers of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.<\/p>\n

He began his political career by working as an executive assistant to a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament before becoming one of the founding members of the Reform Party. He was eventually elected to the House of Commons.<\/p>\n

In January 2006, he became Canada’s first conservative prime minister in 13 years after leading the Conservative party to a minority government victory. He served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2015.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Fun Facts Header” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”32″]\n

Fun facts<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 2″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%165%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

He was the second Canadian Prime Minister born in Toronto.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 1″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%73%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|” border_width=”2px”]\n

When he met his wife Laureen she was a graphic designer.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 4″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%27%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

During high school he was a member of the Young Liberals Club.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 5″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%151%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

He’s a die-hard hockey fan. He published the book A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey<\/a>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 3″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%48%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2″]\n

He enrolled at the University of Toronto but dropped out after two months.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb 5″ url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%377%%” icon_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#a8cf45″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#a8cf45″ icon_placement=”top” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” use_icon_font_size=”off” background_color=”#f9f9f9″ use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#c9c9c9″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px” border_width=”2px”]\n

He’s a piano player. He frequently performed with a rock band<\/a> at Conservative Party events.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_divider admin_label=”Divider” color=”#eaeaea” show_divider=”on” divider_style=”solid” divider_position=”top” hide_on_mobile=”on” height=”2″]\n[\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”JetPack Related Posts” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” disabled=”on” disabled_on=”on|on|on”]\n[jetpack-related-posts]\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code admin_label=”Disqus Code”]<div id="disqus_thread"><\/div><br \/><br \/>
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