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It will come as no surprise to anybody to know that I support the traditional definition of marriage as a union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others, as expressed in our traditional common law.

Stephen Harper

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Stephen Harper
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 30
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City of Toronto
Stephen Joseph Harper
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