Federal Politics
Runciman supported Tom Long's bid to lead the Canadian Alliance in 2000. When Long was dropped from the contest after the first ballot, he turned his support to Stockwell Day, the eventual winner.
In the 2004 federal Conservative leadership campaign, Runciman was an early supporter of eventual winner Stephen Harper
On May 17, 2005, Runciman was chastised for remarks he made about federal member of Parliament Belinda Stronach decision to cross the floor from the Conservative Party of Canada to the Liberal Party of Canada. Runciman said, "She sort of defined herself as something of a dipstick, an attractive one, but still a dipstick."
Runciman was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Prime Minister Harper on January 29, 2010. He is seen as an ally of Harper as an advocate of Senate reform and a "law and order" agenda.
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