Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd

, x  p2 m) m$ z1 m! ~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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; d8 D: b! R' |Judy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
. t& q( o" N! C$ {doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
- M5 ^/ ^' E& x  B9 BPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
6 m3 t9 `6 v* |7 a  Vhanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
% C; u& n0 n* @4 e9 q* e! G- h; Y$ CJudy and Stephen Harper share this common ancestor.

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
the Manitoba Provincial Jail.

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On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
1887, robbed the CP AND CN trains six times.

' L. I/ F4 S4 u) i4 i; y9 ~Caught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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So Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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Believe it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
sketch for her genealogy research:
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# _; F. t/ m* k* d5 q! ?  k"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
, Q" i! U0 @& h+ t) C; h4 Abusiness empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
1 x4 i& ?1 J  I8 a1 R' zassets and intimate dealings with the CP and CN Railways..
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Beginning 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
Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic
7 }2 v' T" s( Nfunction held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."

9 b8 _% J, E. s5 k7 bNOW That's how it's done, Folks!

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