Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd
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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
9 |+ \: E9 I; {, @3 J' K1 _$ MPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
1 r3 X2 B/ Z  {3 h; \/ Jhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
' W: S" ^1 |. E+ wJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

  q: y4 H  `* f+ w* }( j% F5 h- hThe only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
: z$ o! i" N, }9 A& Xthe Manitoba Provincial Jail.
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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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, E8 H+ t' P: U9 B/ _+ Z( o- L'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

: O' E$ j" S( aSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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6 b2 Y- n2 J" P6 K9 P& A  W) kBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:

1 @' ]. L7 k& s( C, R- \"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
4 Y( f3 t. T" w0 {business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
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9 e, m4 V7 H4 K! g  NBeginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government
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In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Mounted
/ C  b: I1 e. b3 UPolice Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
2 {9 x/ O; ~$ m4 Zfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!


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