| Stephen Harper Retrospective Gallery |
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The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP (born
April 30, 1959) is leader of the Conservative Party of
Canada, and Prime Minister of Canada. He was sworn in as
Canada's 22nd Prime Minister on February 6, 2006.
As one of the founding members of the Reform Party, he
served as an MP from 1993 to 1997 before leaving to head
the National Citizens Coalition. After the ousting of leader
Stockwell Day in 2002, Harper became leader of the
Canadian Alliance. In 2003, he successfully reached an
agreement with Progressive Conservative leader Peter
MacKay to merge the Canadian Alliance with the Progressive
Conservatives. In March 2004, Harper was elected leader of
the new Conservative Party. Following the January 2006
federal election, the Conservative Party won a minority
government. (source)
Below is a chronicle of cartoons pertaining to Stephen
Harper drawn from 2002 to the Conservative Party's electoral
victory in 2005, and published in The Hamilton Spectator.
April 30, 1959) is leader of the Conservative Party of
Canada, and Prime Minister of Canada. He was sworn in as
Canada's 22nd Prime Minister on February 6, 2006.
As one of the founding members of the Reform Party, he
served as an MP from 1993 to 1997 before leaving to head
the National Citizens Coalition. After the ousting of leader
Stockwell Day in 2002, Harper became leader of the
Canadian Alliance. In 2003, he successfully reached an
agreement with Progressive Conservative leader Peter
MacKay to merge the Canadian Alliance with the Progressive
Conservatives. In March 2004, Harper was elected leader of
the new Conservative Party. Following the January 2006
federal election, the Conservative Party won a minority
government. (source)
Below is a chronicle of cartoons pertaining to Stephen
Harper drawn from 2002 to the Conservative Party's electoral
victory in 2005, and published in The Hamilton Spectator.
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| March 22, 2002 Taking over the Canadian Alliance |
| April 10, 2002 Talking to Joe Clark |
| August 1, 2002 Gone into hiding |
| September 10, 2002 Sensitivity training |
| October 16, 2003 Shaking the redneck reputation |
| March 23, 2004 Political eader- ship baggage |
| May 7, 2004 Don Cherry for Conservative MP? |
| The 2004 Election |
| June 9, 2004 Hate Crime Laws |
| June 12, 2004 Scary Stephen Harper |
| June 19, 2004 Dalton labels Harper |
| June 23, 2004 Minority Scenarios |
| June30, 2004 The devil nobody wanted to know |
| Uniting the Right |
| Minority Liberal Government |
| July 9, 2004 Those wretched rednecks |
| October 22, 2004 The Belgian inspiration |
| January 26, 2004 Bridging the ethnic and redneck gap |
| March 12, 2005 Going off target |
| April 13, 2005 Forcing a Spring election |
| June 17, 2005 Packaging Stephen Harper |
| September 9, 2005 Crowing for an election |
| December 2, 2005 A promise to cut the GST |
| December 6, 2005 More tax cut promises |
| December 13, 2005 Scary King Kongservative |
| January 24, 2006 Conservative election victory |
| January 26, 2006 High expectations |
| The 2006 Election |
| Updated December 20, 2007 |
| January 17, 2006 The final leg to victory |
| September 20, 2005 Repetitive Invisibility |
