| | Was Canadian Conservative Leader Stephen Harper co-opted by Liberal power base? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | There is no doubt that as a sworn in member of the Privy Council, Harper is at much closer range to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II than he is as the reluctant leader of the Loyal Opposition. |
 | | The Council sounds inane on paper and is weighted down with lofty descriptions, but the Queens Privy Council for Canada is a veritable seat of power, even the inner sanctum of Canadian politics. |
 | | Among the few non-elected members of the Canadian Privy Council are Paul Desmarais, founder of the Montreal-based Power Corporation, and alleged to be the power behind the Canadian Prime Ministers Office, and United Nations heavy, Kyoto Protocol architect, New Ager Maurice Strong. |
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