News Release

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PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO PROROGUE PARLIAMENT

September 4, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that he will be recommending to Governor General Michaëlle Jean that Parliament be prorogued, thus ending the First Session of the 39th Parliament. Parliament will be recalled on October 16 to commence the Second Session with a Speech from the Throne.

"The First Session of the 39th Parliament was exceptionally productive, especially for a Government in a minority situation," Prime Minister Harper said. "We delivered on all the major commitments we made to Canadians during the 2006 election. After our first 19 months in office," added the Prime Minister, "I'm pleased to report that Canada is united, our government is clean and our economy is strong."

"Now it's time to launch the next phase of our mandate," the Prime Minister continued. "Strong leadership, focussed on results, will continue to guide our Government as we work to make our country even stronger, and even better for all of Canada's families."

"Canadians gave us a mandate for change," Prime Minister Harper said. "But we're just getting started. We will seize the opportunities that lie before us, and rise to the challenges that confront us. I invite the other parties to join with us to make the Second Session even more successful than the First. There is much more we can and will do to make Canada stronger, safer and better for all of us."

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Notice

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Public events for September 4, 2007

September 4, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for today, Tuesday, September 4th is:

10:55 p.m. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen Harper depart for Sydney, Australia for the APEC Summit.

Canada Reception Centre
Hangar 11
190 Convair Private
Ottawa, Ontario

*Photo opportunity only*

Note: Media are asked to bring proper accreditation and should be prompt as you will have to pass through security.

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News Release

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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF STEVEN POINT AS LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

September 4, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was pleased to announce today the appointment of Steven Point as British Columbia's newest Lieutenant-Governor.

"Steven Point's contributions as a provincial court judge, the Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, and an elected Chief of the Skowdale First Nation speak to his commitment to the people of British Columbia. I am certain he will continue to serve his province and his country well," said the Prime Minister.

He was appointed a provincial court judge in February 1999, most recently sitting in Provincial Court in Abbotsford. In 2005, he was appointed Chief Commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission. Judge Point has also served as an elected Chief of Skowdale First Nation for 15 years, as the tribal chair of the Stó:lō Nation, and honoured as Grand Chief by the Chiefs of Stó:lō Tribal Council.

Born in Chilliwack, Judge Point and his wife Gwendolyn have four children and nine grandchildren.

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