Stephen Harper, pictured here in January 2006, was sworn in as Canada's 22nd prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall, two weeks after his Conservative Party swept to power in a general election(AFP/File/Patrick Doyle)
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>>two weeks after his Conservative Party swept to power
Note that, just like Canadian election campaigns are much shorter than in the US, it only took two weeks for
him to take office. Compare with the US where it's about 2 and a half months for a new pres. to take office after election. (New Senators and Congressmen sworn in a couple
weeks before _that_, but that's still a good 2 months
after the election)