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[Ben @edmontonbenny]

@Fidomobile please have someone return my call. Apparently the only way to add ny daughter as authorized on my account is to speak to someone via a phone call. But despite your advertising that support is avail 24/7 I can’t reach anyone until Thursday. This is unacceptable. I

[Dimitris Soudas 🇨🇦⚜️🇬🇷☦️ 13.12.1943 @DimitrisSoudas]

PORTRAIT DETAILS

1, On the top level of the left side of the bookshelf rest four small flags.
They are the flags of Alberta, PM Harper’s home province in adulthood, Ontario, his home province in childhood, New Brunswick, the ancestral home of the Harper family, and the Kainai First Nation of Alberta, of which PM Harper is an honorary chief.

2, The top level of the right side of the bookshelf shows a photograph of Alert, Nunavut, the most northerly settlement in the world. PM Harper visited in 2006 as part of his northern agenda. Immediately below are the colours of the Royal 22nd Regiment of Quebec City, the “Van Doos,” of which PM Harper is an honorary member.

3, The second level of the left side of the bookshelf contains a photograph of Quebec City, Calgary’s sister city, and a miniature Stanley Cup, symbolizing PM Harper’s keen interest in hockey.

4, The third level of the left side of the bookshelf contains several books of importance in PM Harper’s life. From the right, the French dictionary represents his success in becoming bilingual. Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is the seminal book of the economics profession, PM Harper being an economist. James Buchanan’s Democracy in Deficit is a critical work in public choice economics, the subfield in which PM Harper wrote his master’s thesis. The New Canada is the first book by Preston Manning, founder of the Reform Party and PM Harper’s principal political mentor. The Bible reminds viewers that PM Harper is a Christian believer. The harp refers both to his family name and his interest in music. Sitting above the other books is Old Colours Never Die, his father’s book on the history of regimental flags in Canada.

5, The fourth level of both the left and right sides of the bookshelf shows a photo of a deer near the Elbow River in the backyard of PM Harper’s residence in Bragg Creek, Alberta. The volumes represent the trade agreements concluded by PM Harper’s government with the European Free Trade Association, Peru, Colombia, Jordan, Panama, Honduras, the European Union, South Korea, Ukraine, and the Trans Pacific Partnership. In total, PM Harper’s government increased the number of countries Canada had free trade agreements with from five to 51, representing roughly two thirds of global GDP.

6, The mug on the desk displays the iconic cover of With the Beatles, the band’s second album from 1963. PM Harper is an avid Beatles fan, and this mug was indeed on his desk during his time in office.

7, The black and white photo on PM Harper’s desk shows his childhood family, including father Joe, mother Margaret, and brothers Grant and Robert, outside their family home at 332 Bessborough Drive in Leaside, now part of the City of Toronto.

8, The colour photo on PM Harper’s desk shows his family at 24 Sussex Drive, including his wife Laureen, son Ben, and daughter Rachel.

9, The colours in PM Harper’s tie represent his success in bringing together the elements of Canadian conservatism. The dark blue represents the Tory tradition of the Progressive Conservative Party. The green represents the western populist tradition of the Reform Party. The sky blue represents the autonomist tradition of conservative francophones and Quebec nationalists.

10, PM Harper is holding a volume representing the 2015 Budget, which confirmed the return of the federal government to balance after the extraordinary fiscal stimulus used from 2009 to 2011 to combat the effects of the global financial crisis.

11, Through the window, the skyline of Calgary can be seen. PM Harper represented the city in the House of Commons, specifically Calgary West, Calgary Southwest, and Calgary Heritage.

12, On PM Harper’s lapel is the Canada flag pin that he always wore while in office and continues to wear. Like his father, PM Harper is a vexillologist and, after his time in office, he authored The Flags of Canada.

[Ben @edmontonbenny]

@jkenney 😱

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

This is so awesome.

The Sikh regiments played an oversized role in the Imperial Army for centuries.

It was Sikh regiments who relieved the Canadian Army at the Second Battle of Ypres.

A proud martial tradition which many Sikhs continue in the @CanadianArmy today.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Let us win the tug of war for auto jobs.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

The Hart Brothers, WrestleMania, and how a young kid ends up in politics, with @Travisdhanraj & @karman_wong on @cantbcensored.

[Brad West @BradWestPoCo]

When some deranged individual repeatedly, and in an escalating manner, threatened to kill me and my family - I had to fight like hell to get charges laid. This refusal to charge & weak, slap on the wrist sentencing has basically removed any concept of deterrence from our system. From brazen shoplifting to threats and violence, the guardrails of our society seem increasingly lost - some people think they can do whatever they want with no consequences. Spend any amount of time talking to a police officer and they are at their wits end.

[Garnett Genuis @GarnettGenuis]

"Did the government consider the impact on employment before setting their immigration numbers?"

No, they didn't.

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Nearly 80 rallies.

93,000 people.

They brought their stories.

Their pain.

And their HOPE.

[Ben @edmontonbenny]

Hope.

[David Sims-🇨🇦 @DavidSI58]

If you ever had a shred of doubt in your decision to vote for Pierre Poilievre to right this ship we call Canada, watch this 5 minute video and kiss any doubts goodbye.
This could be our last chance. This is the guy we need.
Please vote. 🌊🌊

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Liberal Leader Mark Carney admitted that he did not publicly disclose that U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Canada becoming part of the United States in a March 28 call that Carney previously described as respectful towards Canada’s sovereignty. https://t.co/3ZF26Hrg72

[David Jacobs @DrJacobsRad]

Carney has lost Bruce Arthur. Wow! Just wow!

[iPolitics @iPoliticsCA]

"What they are what they are anticipating on the current trajectory is a total meltdown, a societal breakdown in Canada. Why this isn't blazing the front pages of every news outlet in the country right now is beyond me," Poilievre on a report from a Privy Council arm #cdnpoli

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

Hope — For a Change.

Vote Conservative.

[Jessy Sahota @jessysahota_]

Meet my wife, Ikjot Sandhu.

Ikjot and other inspiring women in Delta are voting Conservative in this upcoming election.

Watch this video to find out why.

[Jody Wilson-Raybould (JWR), PC, OBC, KC 王州迪 @Puglaas]

Eek!…the new guy is starting to look much like the old guy. #SimpleDecision

[🇨🇦 Policy Hawk @CDNPolicyHawk]

With the next deadline for US tariffs approaching, and Trump's rhetorical justification increasingly focused on annexation, I thought it might be interesting to explore why Canada is a really poor - almost uniquely poor - choice to try to economically blackmail.

Enjoy!

🧵

[Lorrie Goldstein @sunlorrie]

'Only in Canada could two men who made their careers out of the country, offer a lecture on what it is to be a Canadian.'

[Andrew Scheer @AndrewScheer]

Mark Carney spent his entire life promoting the carbon tax.

Now he’s trying to scam Canadians out of billions and to do it he’s put a whole crew together.

It could be the biggest con job in Canadian history. Only YOU can stop it!

[Ben @edmontonbenny]

@erastourticketz Paranthas 2 pasta was amazing. Good prices. Great good.