▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁in ▁Stephen ▁Har per ' s ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁and ▁Har per ▁told ▁the ▁press ▁in ▁K itch ener , ▁Ontario ▁that ▁a ▁V eter ans ' ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁would ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁soon ▁and ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁new ▁om bud s man ▁for ▁veter ans ▁along ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁formerly ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁history ▁teacher ▁at ▁Fund y ▁High ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 - 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁Cab inet ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁because ▁years ▁of ▁travel ▁had ▁worn ▁him ▁down ▁and ▁he ▁wasn ' t ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁making ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁length ▁and ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁invest ▁in ▁the ▁trip . ▁He ▁also ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁ran ▁prov inci ally ▁under ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Saint ▁Cro ix ▁and ▁won . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁Affairs ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁September ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁priv acy ▁issues ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Canada ' s ▁Priv acy ▁Commission er ▁Jenn ifer ▁St od dart ▁un cover ed ▁evidence