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Spokesman: Canadian PM Harper Moved To Safety After Shooting

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10.22.14 | 10:46 am
Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks during a moderated question and answer session on the National Conservation Plan in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Friday, October 17, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

A spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tweeted Wednesday morning that Harper was safe and had left Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where at least one person was injured after multiple shots were fired inside the main legislative building.

Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.
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  2. Watch for all the Gun Nuts to come streaming in here claiming that this would never have happened if everybody in Canada is strapped to a fare-thee-well.

  3. I wonder what this is all aboot…

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