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Harper names Christian college dean as ambassador for religious freedom office

Harper has named the dean of a Christian liberal arts college and former civil servant to the Office of Religious Freedom.

Harper government targeted artist for her green conscience, internal documents reveal

Franke James, a Canadian artist and environmental advocate blacklisted by the Harper government, has obtained internal documents indicating Canadian officials worked behind the scenes to discredit...