Stephen Harper: Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon: MONTREAL - Canadian leaders past and present are remembering former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, a controversial figure known for his battlefield exploits and efforts to reshape the Middle East. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. But it was Stephen Harper, who took office a month after Sharon suffered a stroke that put him in a coma, who had the highest praise for him on Saturday. FILE - In this Sunday May 16, 2004 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pauses during a news conference in his Jerusalem office regarding education reform. Sharon, the hard-charging Israeli general and prime minister who was admired and hated for his battlefield exploits and ambitions to reshape the Middle East, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. The 85-year-old Sharon had been in a coma since a debilitating stroke eight years ago. AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File Related Items Articles Ariel Sharon, Israel's bulldozer in politics and war, admired and reviled, dies at 85 Sharon, who served as a general in the Israeli army and later as defence minister, was prime minister from 2001 to 2006, when Jean Chretien and Paul Martin were in power in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.