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Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took.
Stephen Harper
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Stephen Harper
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 30
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Prime Minister Of Canada
City of Toronto
Stephen Joseph Harper
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