Former prime minister Stephen Harper returns to the political spotlight in the nation’s capital Wednesday with a speech before a conference once dubbed the “Woodstock” of the conservative movement.
This fall marks eight years since the Conservatives lost power and Harper quit as the party’s leader, tossing his party into years of soul searching about what it is in his absence and who could pick up that torch.
What’s known now as the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference used to be called the Manning Networking Conference, named for Preston Manning, the Reform party founder and former leader. He will attend Wednesday’s event, where he’ll take part in a fireside chat with Harper after the former prime minister delivers his own speech.
The two men were elected to the House of Commons in 1993, but Harper chafed under Manning’s leadership, later complaining publicly about issues like his expense account and a lack of freedom to speak frankly from the back benches.
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