Harper Visits the Big Apple

Only in Canada would the Prime Minister himself go on a PR expedition to the U.S. to explain how misunderstood his poor country is. Riding on the coattails of Obama’s sensational coverage in Ottawa, Stephen Harper flew to New York yesterday to keep Canada in the spotlight by appearing on…Fox News? Right….

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Obama in Ottawa: T-1.

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 (www.CBC.ca)

In preparation for Obama’s historic 5 hour visit to Canada tomorrow, Peter Mansbrige, CBC’s National correspondent, sat down with the President Tuesday morning. Obama’s visit marks a return to tradition following Bush’s snub after his 200o election victory. Traditionally, U.S. presidents have always made Canada their first official trip; symbolically [...]