Is Harper the worst prime minister in history? - 2015-05-18

Is Harper the worst prime minister in history? May 18, 2015, Bruce Livesey, National Observer

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"I think Harper… can be vindictive, certainly not always grateful for what people have done for him in the past… So you can say he's ruthless, which is probably true… Maybe that's a personal failing."

– Tom Flanagan, former Harper adviser, campaign manager and University of Calgary political scientist

Five weeks after Stephen Harper won his majority government in 2011, Maclean's magazine ran a story asking experts to name Canada's best prime ministers. Harper ranked 11th on the list.

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