Stephen Harper eats babies

Stephen Harper eats babies was a message broadcast on an electronic sign onboard a Toronto GO Transit train on 27 April 2006 by an unknown hacker.Hacker hits Toronto transit message system, jabs prime minister - Linda Rosencrance - 5 May 2006 - Computer World - Retrieved 9 March 2021 The message recurred the following day and the next Monday.GO Transit signs insult PM - 2 May 2006 CBC News - Retrieved 9 March 2021
One of the first people to report the message to the authorities was Gerry Nicholls, vice president of the National Citizens Coalition, a think tank for whom then-prime minister Harper had previously served as president, who wrote a blog post about itRailroading Harper - Gerry Nicholls - 28 April 2006 - Making Sense With Nicholls - Retrieved 9 March 2021 before the story received national attention. Nicholls stated that "I worked with Harper for five years, and I know he has a craving for junk food, but I’ve never seen him eat a baby." A representative of GO Transit apologised to those who had seen the message. A spokesperson for the prime minister referred to the message as "inappropriate and disrespectful".Hackers libel Canadian PM on train signs - John Leyden - 3 May 2006 - The Register - Retrieved 9 March 2021
== Popular Culture ==
The incident became a minor fad on YTMND.Stephen Harper really DOES eat babies... - Trenchgun - 1 May 2006 - YTMND - Retrieved 9 March 2021Stephen Harper Eats Babies (We are not making this up) - Zootroy - January 4 2006 - YTMND - Retrieved 9 March 2021Stephen Harper Eats Babies - unseeingeye - 30 January 2006 - YTMND - Retrieved 9 March 2021Stephen Harper Eats Babies - billyc1784 - 6 May 2006 - YTMND - Retrieved 9 March 2021Harper Eats Babies. - Saber29 - 24 January 2006 - YTMND - Retrieved 9 March 2021Harper Doesn't Eat Babies - Wafulz - 3 May 2006 - YTMND - Retrieved 9 March 2021
== References ==
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