William J. Stairs Explained

William J. Stairs
Office:Director of Communications to the
Prime Minister of Canada
Primeminister:Stephen Harper
Term:January–February 2006
Successor:Sandra Buckler
Birth Date:September 30, 1956
Birth Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Party:Conservative Party of Canada

William James Stairs (born September 30, 1956) is a Canadian politician. Stairs attended King's-Edgehill School in Windsor, Nova Scotia and went on to complete his PhD from Université Laval. He was the director of communications for Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Stairs has a doctorate in Canadian political history, and is fluently bilingual.

A former special assistant to The Honourable Senator Lowell Murray, William Stairs was the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the 2000 federal election in the Timiskaming—Cochrane riding,[1] [2] finishing third to the Liberal candidate Benoit Serré. In 2003, Stairs became a spokesman for Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leader, Peter MacKay. In 2005, he was made a Conservative Party of Canada spokesman and communications director for party leader Stephen Harper during the 2006 Canadian federal election.[3] [4] [5]

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  1. Web site: Elections Canada Online | Complete list of confirmed candidates by province and territory . elections.ca . December 11, 2010.
  2. News: Patrick. Jim. Voters wonder what is on the horizon. Kirkland Lake Gazette. November 24, 2000.
  3. News: Harper replaces communications director . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322103129/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20060220/stairs_replaced_060220/ . dead . March 22, 2012 . CTV News. February 21, 2006 . December 11, 2010.
  4. News: Stephen Harper loses another communications chief . The Globe and Mail. March 31, 2010. Jane Taber . December 11, 2010.
  5. News: Harper looks for new communications director . Post Media News. David Akin. March 31, 2010 . December 11, 2010.