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After 'Destroying' Canada, Stephen Harper Leaving Politics to 'Make His Fortune'

Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and known "climate criminal," reportedly plans to establish a foreign policy institute. (Photo: Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

After 'Destroying' Canada, Stephen Harper Leaving Politics to 'Make His Fortune'

Or, in other words, "resigning to pursue same corporate interests more directly."

News that former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would be leaving politics presumably to "make his fortune" was met with derision and delight from his many critics who say that the conservative MP "destroyed the social fabric of Canada."

Harper is expected to resign from federal politics before Parliament resumes in the fall. According to the Globe and Mail, which broke the news Wednesday, he plans to "pursue new interests on corporate boards and the establishment of a foreign policy institute," which, according to an undisclosed source, "won't be academic or domestic-policy focused...but directed largely at global 'big picture' issues."

And one former policy director speculated that those issues will likely include free trade, in addition to Harper's "geopolitical thinking" in regards to human rights, democracy, and "standing up to authoritarian regimes."

During his tenure as Prime Minister, which spanned from 2006-2015, Harper was known internationally for pushing through an aggressive conservative agenda which included: wholesale investment in fossil fuels, including Canadian tar sands; blocking international efforts to combat climate change; dismantling civil liberties through mass surveillance; unflinching support of Israel and attempts to outlaw pro-Palestinian boycott movements; supporting numerous wars overseas; and willfully ignoring the treaty rights of Canadian First Nations, among many other things.

After word of his imminent departure broke, critics took to social media to speculate about what may be next for the man accused of turning Canada into a "climate villain."

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News that former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would be leaving politics presumably to "make his fortune" was met with derision and delight from his many critics who say that the conservative MP "destroyed the social fabric of Canada."

Harper is expected to resign from federal politics before Parliament resumes in the fall. According to the Globe and Mail, which broke the news Wednesday, he plans to "pursue new interests on corporate boards and the establishment of a foreign policy institute," which, according to an undisclosed source, "won't be academic or domestic-policy focused...but directed largely at global 'big picture' issues."

And one former policy director speculated that those issues will likely include free trade, in addition to Harper's "geopolitical thinking" in regards to human rights, democracy, and "standing up to authoritarian regimes."

During his tenure as Prime Minister, which spanned from 2006-2015, Harper was known internationally for pushing through an aggressive conservative agenda which included: wholesale investment in fossil fuels, including Canadian tar sands; blocking international efforts to combat climate change; dismantling civil liberties through mass surveillance; unflinching support of Israel and attempts to outlaw pro-Palestinian boycott movements; supporting numerous wars overseas; and willfully ignoring the treaty rights of Canadian First Nations, among many other things.

After word of his imminent departure broke, critics took to social media to speculate about what may be next for the man accused of turning Canada into a "climate villain."

News that former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper would be leaving politics presumably to "make his fortune" was met with derision and delight from his many critics who say that the conservative MP "destroyed the social fabric of Canada."

Harper is expected to resign from federal politics before Parliament resumes in the fall. According to the Globe and Mail, which broke the news Wednesday, he plans to "pursue new interests on corporate boards and the establishment of a foreign policy institute," which, according to an undisclosed source, "won't be academic or domestic-policy focused...but directed largely at global 'big picture' issues."

And one former policy director speculated that those issues will likely include free trade, in addition to Harper's "geopolitical thinking" in regards to human rights, democracy, and "standing up to authoritarian regimes."

During his tenure as Prime Minister, which spanned from 2006-2015, Harper was known internationally for pushing through an aggressive conservative agenda which included: wholesale investment in fossil fuels, including Canadian tar sands; blocking international efforts to combat climate change; dismantling civil liberties through mass surveillance; unflinching support of Israel and attempts to outlaw pro-Palestinian boycott movements; supporting numerous wars overseas; and willfully ignoring the treaty rights of Canadian First Nations, among many other things.

After word of his imminent departure broke, critics took to social media to speculate about what may be next for the man accused of turning Canada into a "climate villain."

first nationshegemonystephen harpertar sands
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