Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
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No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.
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Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
& ~4 l) T9 R0 E6 b8 \$ Y. y  AJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

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" R$ N' K9 ~3 s6 d# hthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.

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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:

( k9 U4 b$ U& e: }7 o'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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6 w& _0 ^) B2 h7 ]5 @% _Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
6 M; ]/ _$ J* }& Y; c- p0 ytheir great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.

Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
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"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroads.

In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
( }" r5 e  A( q7 j8 W  R; tPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
. \" z, l% @0 ^! b" \% w5 sfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."

NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
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