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The ‘Harper Era Tour’ wraps at Rogers Centre in Ottawa

Over 1,500 Conservatives from across Canada and around the world painted the Rogers Centre blue with a glitzy black-tie gala on Feb. 4 to cap off the final day of 'Harper-palooza' celebrating 20 years of Canada's 22^nd prime minister.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper speaks at a gala at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa on Feb. 4, 2026. The event celebrated the 20 years since he first took up residency in the PMO.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

February 5, 2026

The final night of the "Harper Era Tour" wrapped up in Ottawa on Feb. 4 with a packed Rogers Centre gala featuring more than 1,000 Conservatives—drawing big names from across Canada and the Commonwealth—to mark the 20th anniversary of Canada's 22nd ...

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