A number of their songs also express the band's progressive political leanings (" The Greatest Man in America ", for instance, mocks Rush Limbaugh, and " Big Fish " lambastes former Premier of Ontario Mike Harris ).

Reform's ambitions of becoming a national party and spreading into the east, particularly into Ontario, were helped by the rise of Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Mike Harris to power in 1995.

The show would feature some of the band's most famous instruments, including Mike Rutherford's double neck that consisted of a MicroFret six string bass and a Rickenbacker 12 string guitar, and Phil Collins ' largest drum kit with Genesis featuring four timbales, a red seven-piece Ludwig kit ( and later a natural finish Premier kit in same configuration ,) a Fibes Crystallite snare, a set of five red temple blocks, a vibraphone, a set of orchestral bells, tubular bells, and a set of tuned tambourines ( which can be heard on " In the Cage.

* Mike Rann, Former Premier of South Australia, and future Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Michael Deane " Mike " Harris ( born January 23, 1945 ) was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002.

Shortly after his first election win in 1995, Mike Harris faced his first crisis as Premier.

In the immediate aftermath of the merger announcement, some Conservative activists hoped to recruit former Ontario Premier Mike Harris for the leadership.

Despite his experience, he was not appointed to cabinet by the new Premier, Mike Harris.

He was not Mike Harris's preferred choice for the position ( the Premier supported Margaret Marland ) but won with support from members in all three parties.

A principal secretary to former PC Premier Bill Davis, Tory was regarded as more moderate than Mike Harris and the mostly rural MPPs who made up the majority of his caucus.

Shortly before the 2001 election, he faced a crisis when a CJC inquiry-the Shepherdson inquiry-revealed that a number of MPs and party activists — including Deputy Premier Jim Elder, a former State Secretary and newly elected MP Mike Kaiser, and a senior adviser to Wayne Goss — had been engaged in breaches of the Electoral Act by falsely enrolling people to boost their faction's strength in internal party ballots.

* Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt

* Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt

* Premier of Ontario-Bob Rae then Mike Harris

* Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt then Glen Clark

* Premier of Ontario: Mike Harris

When the parliamentary wing of the National Party deposed Bjelke-Petersen and elected one of the dissident ministers, Mike Ahern, as new Leader of the National Party, Sir Joh initially refused to resign as Premier and Sir Walter resisted calls to dismiss him.

Further growth was achieved during the " Days of Action ", a series of one-day general strikes between late 1995 and 1998 against the ruling Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Mike Harris.

* Premier of British Columbia: Mike Harcourt

Under Premier Mike Harcourt, she served as Minister of Social Services from 1993 to 1996.

At the same time, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, who some suggested were kindred spirits in policy and direction to Reform and Blue Tory PCs, had formed a provincial government under Premier Mike Harris.

* Mike Harris-former Premier of Ontario

The Socreds under Premier Rita Johnston was reduced to third party status, while the New Democratic Party of Mike Harcourt formed the government.

Under this policy, the province will take back $ 1. 5 Billion worth of programs funded by Ontario ’ s municipalities by 2018, reversing previous downloading of provincial responsibilities which occurred during Mike Harris ’ tenure as Premier.

In 1995, after being elected on the " Common Sense Revolution ", a Reagan-style program of tax cuts and government cutbacks, Eves was appointed Harris ' Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier.

McGuinty appeared ready for the office of Premier and tapped into voter frustration over deteriorating public services and the needless conflict of the Harris / Eves governments.

Miller was sworn in as Premier of Ontario on February 8, 1985, and appointed Harris as his Minister of Natural Resources.

During his time as Premier, Harris was frequently cited as someone who could " unite the right " in Canada, and lead a merged party of federal Progressive Conservatives and Reform / Canadian Alliance supporters.

Harris declined the invitation, as did New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein.

* January 23-Mike Harris, politician and 22nd Premier of Ontario

* Premier of Ontario-Mike Harris

* June 26-Mike Harris becomes Premier of Ontario.

* 2003-The Magna Budget Premier Ernie Eves for the first time in British Parliamentary history presents the Provincial budget outside parliament at a privately owned company ( Magna International-which employed former Premier Mike Harris )

She served as Minister of Health and then Minister of the Environment under Mike Harris, and Minister of Education and Deputy Premier under Ernie Eves.

In Europe, Premier Clemenceau, showing his animal proclivities as the `` Tiger of France '', asked Pershing by letter for the creation of special houses where the sexual desires of American men could be satisfied.

Premier Zhou Enlai asked a relevant governmental office to give her special financial relief.

When Premier Zhou Enlai visited Phnom Penh in 1956, he asked the country's Chinese minority, numbering about 300, 000, to cooperate in Cambodia's development, to stay out of politics, and to consider adopting Cambodian citizenship.

On 2 August he successfully moved a vote of no-confidence against Premier Walter James, and was asked to form Western Australia's first Labor government.

The Premier at the time, Lucien Bouchard, affirmed that he had been aware of similar remarks made by Michaud three ( sic ) days earlier and that he had asked Michaud to tone down his remarks in the Estates-General.

Although Graham's Liberal Party of New Brunswick and the PCs were near each other in the polls, Graham was a relative unknown and trailed Premier Bernard Lord by significant margins when people were asked " who would you rather as premier?

While looking directly at Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard, who was present in the audience, Clinton appeared to echo the Supreme Court Reference, warning that " when a people thinks it should be independent in order to have a meaningful political existence, serious questions should be asked .... Are minority rights as well as majority rights respected?

Premier Paul Okalik asked for the five-year-old territory's first parliament to be dissolved on January 16.

The United Farmers of Manitoba ( UFM ) won the provincial election of 1922 but did not have a leader, so they asked Bracken to head the party and become Premier of Manitoba.

The UFM subsequently asked Professor John Bracken to head the party and become Premier.

When Smithe died in 1887 the lieutenant-governor asked Davie to become Premier but he fell ill within months and left for California to recuperate.

In 1898 the lieutenant-governor Thomas Robert McInnes dismissed Premier John Herbert Turner and asked Beaven to form a government despite the fact that he had been out of the legislature for four years.

In April 2009, during a state visit by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to Beijing, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao asked Prime Minister Key for help in developing food safety standards for China.

Ürgüplü was asked to form a non-partisan caretaker cabinet after the collapse of Premier İsmet İnönü's coalition government in 1965.

Along with 20 other retired Politburo members, they openly asked the Central Government to rehabilitate former General Secretary and Premier Zhao Ziyang ’ s name and hold memorial services for him for his many important contributions to China.

After the defeat of the provincial ministry in July 1874, Morris asked Marc-Amable Girard to become the province's first Premier, thereby instituting responsible government to the province.

Premier Duplessis asked the church to transfer the archbishop to Vancouver because of his encouragement of the strike.

Wark agreed to a new one-year contract for the 1992 – 93 season and was asked to feature in a Sky Sports advertisement to promote the inaugural Premier League competition.

When asked by Premier Guitar Magazine what her plans were after completing her tour, King responded " I've been on the road for four months straight.

When asked to name a favourite book as part of a 2005 scheme to promote reading, organised by the National Literacy Trust in conjunction with the Premier League, Clemence chose The Twits by Roald Dahl, which he had enjoyed as a child.

In 2009, the OHA asked members of both the OPJHL and the GOJHL to submit applications to the " Premier League " with deposits of $ 25, 000.

At that same election Daylight Saving time for New South Wales was passed by 68. 4 per cent for and 31. 6 per cent against and whenever Willis was asked what his greatest achievement as Premier was, he would always say " Daylight Saving ".

When the liberal Premier James McCulloch resigned in May 1868 during the conflict between the government and the Council over the proposed grant to retiring Governor Charles Darling, Sladen was asked by the new Governor, Sir John Manners-Sutton, to form a government.

Hoey was asked to become Premier of Manitoba, but declined.