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“Our relationship with nature is more one of being than having. We are nature: we do not have nature.”

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Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper, former Prime Minister of Canada, was born on April 30, 1959. He has had a significant impact on Canadian politics, serving as Prime Minister twice and being the longest-serving Conservative Party leader in Canadian history. more

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