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Stephen Harper to Finally Quit, But What’s Next for Him?

Here's the definitive list of what the former Conservative leader will be up to.

Harper gazes dreamily into his future. All photos via Facebook

Stephen Harper will be quitting politics before the fall session of Parliament, the Globe and Mail reported this morning.

'What?" you may be asking, "I thought Harper had the dignity to quit last fall after he got crushed by that feminist boxer at the polls."

But no. Like a separated husband who moved into the basement, the former Conservative leader has actually hung around as an MP (for a pro-rated $170,400), albeit in a rarely-seen and never heard fashion.

While the Globe's Bob Fife suggests that Harper is lining up a prosperous post-political career sitting on corporate boards and creating a foreign policy think tank (CTV says "public intellectual" will be his job title), we think that our former Great Leader is selling himself a bit short.

So, what could Harper be up to next? We asked the experts within our office to find out.