Former prime minister Stephen Harper to give up Calgary seat today

By The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper will resign today as a member of parliament.

Harper will issue a statement later this morning, 10 months after he lost the federal election and stepped down as Conservative party leader.

But the 57-year-old had chosen to stay on as an MP for his Calgary riding and routinely showed up for votes in the House of Commons over the last few months.

Harper was first elected as a Reform MP in 1993 and would go on to become the first leader of the modern day Conservative Party in 2003.

Since last fall’s defeat, he and his wife Laureen have been living in their Calgary home.

Harper will now make a move into consulting on international issues alongside two of his most trusted former advisers.

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