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Stephen Harper's Day Off: Ferris Bueller Parody Is Hilarious (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post Canada  |  By Posted: 04/25/2012 2:51 pm Updated: 04/25/2012 2:53 pm

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What would Stephen Harper do with a day off? If a new video is right he might take some cues from Ferris Bueller. (CP)

What would Stephen Harper do with a day off? If a new video is right, he might take some cues from Ferris Bueller.

The Sketchersons, a sketch comedy troupe based in Toronto, have released a YouTube video in which the PM mimics famous scenes from the '80s classic.

Played by Ian MacIntyre, Harper calls in sick to the Governor General to avoid having to handle more questions about the F-35 purchase. But Harper knows he can't keep getting away with these sorts of shenanigans.

"This is the third time I've shut down Parliament, including prorogues, getting pretty tough coming up with new excuses. If I go for a fourth, I'm probably going to have to invade Montana. So I'm going to have to make this one count."

So what does Harper end up doing with his time off? Does he steal a Ferrari, fake out a maître d' and watch a baseball game? No, he has other plans. You'll just have to watch to find out.

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  • Most Hilarious Harper Moments

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  • The Hat

    It seems the hat is balances carefully on the top of the head, rather than being worn. Stephen Harper, far left, watches a third round match between Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic with his children Rachel, center, and Benjamin, right, at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York.

  • The Vest

    Who can forget this Calgary Stampede ensemble? (CP)

  • The Other Vest

    Harper, centre, chose to wear what amounts to a fishing vest on a trip to Mexico in 2006 (where he visited with U.S. President George Bush (left) and Mexican President Vincente Fox (right)). See how Bush and Fox are decked out in desert duds? Light linen shirts, khakis? Ya, that's what you wear in the desert. (CP)

  • The Headdress

    Harper wears a headdress after being made an honourary chief of the Blood tribe during a ceremony in Stand Off, Alberta in 2011.

  • The Brooding Teen

    Harper was a teenager once too.

  • The Beach Walk

    <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/17/stephen-harper-beach_n_1431449.html" target="_hplink">Harper took an awkward walk</a> along the beach in Colombia on a recent trip. (Getty)

  • If You Were A Vegetable?

    "I would choose to be a fruit, just what I am, sweet and colourful."

  • Harper Does Neil Diamond

  • Harper Does The Who

  • Harper Does The Rolling Stones

  • Harper Does The Proclaimers

  • Harper Does The Guess Who


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What would Stephen Harper do with a day off? If a new video is right, he might take some cues from Ferris Bueller. The Sketchersons, a sketch comedy troupe based in Toronto, have released a YouTub...
What would Stephen Harper do with a day off? If a new video is right, he might take some cues from Ferris Bueller. The Sketchersons, a sketch comedy troupe based in Toronto, have released a YouTub...
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brianmouland
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09:39 PM on 04/25/2012
Did you a useless leftie get a Canada Council grant for this
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Dinsdale Pirahna
"lookin' out the 'ole in the wall"
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10:56 PM on 04/25/2012
I'm a lefty and I agree, this was pretty lame. I hope he didn't get paid for this.
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brianmouland
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02:37 AM on 04/26/2012
Have seen Junior High productions with more professionalism
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Jason Deline
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01:24 PM on 04/26/2012
Useless leftie? Wow. It's a comedy sketch, dude. Settle down.
And no, he didn't get paid. Thanks for YOUR awesome contribution by the way.
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jetaguy
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02:08 PM on 04/26/2012
He is just pissed because his "porn mag" subsidized by us, from Quebec is going to cost more
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brianmouland
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11:00 PM on 04/26/2012
Where was the comedy
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