Former prime minister Stephen Harper, 57, will launch a Calgary-based consulting firm, Harper and Associates, providing strategic advice with a focus on developing international business, a source told Bloomberg. ( Ben Nelms / Bloomberg )OTTAWA—Former prime minister Stephen Harper will resign today as a member of parliament. Article Continued BelowThe trio are listed as directors on a corporation first set up in December called Harper and Associates Consulting. Harper served as Prime Minister from 2006 to 2015, when his Conservatives were defeated by Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. When Liberal prime minister Paul Martin lost to Harper in 2006, Martin remained an MP until the Commons’ was dissolved for the 2008 election.

Source: thestar August 26, 2016 12:11 UTC