Stephen Harper's post-politics grift

Stephen Harper’s post-politics grift

A closer look at the former PM's new and financially lucrative career in corporate consulting and the right-wing speaker’s circuit

July 19 2018

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Always an aloof and imperial domestic politician, Stephen Harper's ideologically-driven post-politics path is bringing the 59-year-old former prime minister into the orbit of some very interesting organizations.

On this episode, Brad Goertz (ep28’s ‘Realpolitik and Big Oil: The Unconventional Social Democracy of Rachel Notley’s NDP’) joins host Andre Goulet to discuss the former Prime Minister’s new and financially lucrative career in corporate consulting and the shadowy international Right-wing speaker’s circuit.

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This episode was recorded on July 15th, 2018.

For more on this story, check out Jason Makusoff’s recent piece in Maclean’s.

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