Stephen Harper's great-great uncle

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Stephen Harper's great-great uncle
                     
Remus Rudd

No matter what side of the political fence you're on, THIS is FUNNY and
* |( H" N* O$ P# K( [VERY telling! It just all depends on how you look at the same things.
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% p8 t( H; V1 wJudy Harper an amateur genealogy researcher in Northern Ontario, was
) {3 D1 P; ?0 k# Qdoing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that
* X! e9 d* X0 ~1 zPrime Minister Stephen Harper's great-great uncle, Remus Rudd, was
hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Winnipeg in 1889. Both
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The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at
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3 Q  R) a2 r4 c7 K1 Z# k4 O$ cOn the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this
inscription:
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'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Stony Mountain Jail 1885, escaped
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4 i/ q  J, f3 n8 c1 uCaught by Mounted Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
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) n' b9 i6 e7 b& ^) HSo Judy recently e-mailed Prime Minister Harper for information about
3 C% u$ P3 _; w( otheir great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
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! o/ i# g$ S1 j7 w: d( h& W2 dBelieve it or not, Harper's staff sent back the following biographical
6 h& C& K) x9 B) _! lsketch for her genealogy research:

"Remus Rudd was famous in Ontario during the mid to late 1800s. His
business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
assets 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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8 W3 p  _# K' o5 z+ NIn 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
function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing
collapsed."
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NOW That's how it's done, Folks!

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