Former PM Stephen Harper at the formal unveiling of his portrait:
“Come together against external forces that threaten our independence and against domestic policies that threaten our unity. We must preserve Canada, this country handed down to us by Providence, preserved by our ancestors and held in trust for our descendants. We must make any sacrifice necessary to preserve the unity and the independence of this blessed land.”
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@AlisonCreekside “Providence” isn’t in our usual political vocabulary, but it’s better than “God” in this context, I guess.
@hamishb I'm just happy to see Harper gently pull the pro-Trump AB separatist rug out from under the feet of these Conservatives: