TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird, who helped Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper nudge a liberal-leaning country further to the right, unexpectedly resigned Tuesday with plans to work in the private sector. Baird, 45, shares the same conservative philosophy and hyper-partisan temperament as Harper, who has kept tight control over his cabinet during his nine-year tenure, rarely letting ministers stray from script. But Baird was one of the few allowed to speak…