Prime Minister Harper talks Stampede
Posted Jul 6, 2012 7:35 am.
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In an exclusive interview with 660News, Prime Minister Stephen Harper shared his thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede.
Harper says if the founders of Calgary and the rodeo could see how it has grown they would be proud; he says it’s those ranching values which have made the city what it is today.
“Entrepreneurialism; that’s what defined Calgary and though very few of us are ranchers today or even know how to ride a horse those values have really permeated the culture of the city and have been the things that have made it so successful,” he said. “There is probably no city in this country that is able to weather the ups and downs like this city.”
Harper says the rodeo is iconic and around the world, people connect the Calgary Stampede to Canada, as much as maple syrup or the RCMP.
