‘We’re not disinterested in politics. It’s just that politicians are disinteresting’

Forty years after Richard Nixon regarded him as an enemy of the state, John Lennon is toasted by Stephen Harper.

Forty years after Richard Nixon regarded him as an enemy of the state, John Lennon is toasted by Stephen Harper.

Harper then paused midway through his set to play a slice of “Imagine” to pay tribute to the 30th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, whom he called “probably the most important person in the history of rock.

“Let’s just take a moment to remember.”

David Akin has video of the whole show.