Now, 10 months later, Stephen Harper, the former Conservative prime minister of Canada, says he is giving up his seat in Parliament and quitting politics. Unlike Mr. Trudeau, who seems to thrive on plunging into crowds and posing for selfies, Mr. Harper’s style was more that of a remote corporate chief executive. A privilege from his time as prime minister allowed him to leave the chamber through a back entrance, bypassing the throng of reporters and cameras in the main lobby. In his brief farewell on Friday, Mr. Harper offered a modest list of achievements. A dull but apparently hardworking prime minister struck many voters as preferable to the leadership turmoil and the even less inspirational figures at the head of the Liberal opposition.

Source: International New York Times August 26, 2016 22:02 UTC