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Ibbitson does not gloss over the fact that harper can be mean, overly secretive and a control freak. He is the author of numerous books, including the national bestseller the big shift, which he also cowrote with darrell bricker, and stephen harper, ibbitson s awardwinning biography of canadas 22nd prime minister. In 20, ibbitson and darrell bricker coauthored the book the big shift. The authoritative biography of stephen harper, to be published on th. In the bad old days we used the word unconstitutional, but. Stephen harper by john ibbitson 2016, paperback for sale. The publication of the book was moved forward by a month because of the early onset of the current.
John ibbitson born 1955 in gravenhurst, ontario is a canadian writer and journalist. In this definitive new biography, the globe and mails john ibbitson explores the life of the most important canadian of our timeshis suburban youth, the crisis that caused stephen harper to quit university for three years, the forces that shaped his tempestuous relationship with reform leader preston manning, how laureen harper influences her husband, his devotion to his childrenand his cats. Stephen harper by john ibbitson penguin books australia. He has served as the papers queens park bureau chief.
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