Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Ralph Klein Dept: In a statement released shortly after news of Klein death broke Friday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper marked not only the many contributions Klein made as a journalist, mayor of Calgary and premier, but also his influence on the country political scene, according to Calgary Herald. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney told CTV Power Play that Klein set the template for fiscal restraint elsewhere in the country by getting elected multiple times on a platform of tough fiscal discipline and Ralph Klein revolution changed the course of Alberta politics and had a major impact on Canada makeup as a whole, helping shift the political landscape firmly to the right and establishing a low-tax, small-government culture that has since been adopted by governments across the country. While Ralph beliefs about the role of government and fiscal responsibility were once considered radical, Harper said, it is perhaps his greatest legacy that these ideas are now widely embraced across the political spectrum. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.