Canada’s Harper, Iconic Conservative Leader, Quits Politics
- Harper to take on new role launching Calgary-based consultancy
- Former prime minister lost to Trudeau’s Liberals in 2015
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Stephen Harper, who united and revived Canada’s conservative movement and led it to three election victories, will resign as a lawmaker Friday to work as a consultant, a person familiar with his plans said.
Harper, 57, will launch a Calgary-based consulting firm, Harper and Associates, providing strategic advice with a focus on developing international business, according to the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.