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Stephen Harper himself gave apparently
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Associate Ministers of National Defence (1953–2013, 2015–)
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1060:"Gordon O'Connor: Minister of National Defence"
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1084:"Military spending puts spotlight on O'Connor"
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1016:"MP Gordon O'Connor not seeking re-election"
1246:"Red Cross contradicts Ottawa on detainees"
1182:. CTV News. August 14, 2006. Archived from
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736:O'Connor was initially expected to contest
463:, businessman, and lobbyist, who served as
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912:O'Connor subsequently acknowledged in an
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606:Learn how and when to remove this message
80:October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013
2665:Ministers of the Naval Service (1910–22)
1316:"From Canadian custody into cruel hands"
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493:. In 2008 he was demoted to
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