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Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomed temporary legal immigrants, pandas Er Shun and Da Mao, as the arrived via FedEx to Toronto on Monday. Harper officially signed for the pandas, making us wonder, “What other deliveries does he sign for?” Steve Murray has a few ideas.
PM’s cat becomes Reddit celebrity as Harper apparently mails glossy feline photo to letter writer
Do you want to talk to the Prime Minister about cats? Because the Prime Minister, apparently, wants to talk to you about cats.
Reddit user MyLastNameIsHO posted late Wednesday a letter a he claims a friend received from Stephen Harper responding to an inquiry about the cats at 24 Sussex.
In the thread named “Mr friend’s letter to the Prime Minister of Canada about his cats was replied to! (with his signature too),” the user presents the letter with a huge picture of the Harper family cat Stanley. (The Harper’s other cat Gypsy apparently has “no patience” for the camera). (Reddit user MyLastNameIsHO)
‘Just watch me’: Justin Trudeau invokes father’s famous words when asked if he can beat Stephen Harper
Liberal leadership frontrunner Justin Trudeau appears to have little problem embracing his father’s controversial legacy when it comes to taking potshots at Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
On a near-empty Porter Airlines flight from Halifax to Ottawa Tuesday evening, Trudeau was sent a note from a fellow passenger asking: “Can you really beat Harper?”
“Just watch me,” Trudeau wrote back, invoking Pierre Trudeau’s famous phrase during the 1970 October Crisis. (Screenshot/CP/Twitter)
Craving a Trudonut? How about a Justin Beaver Tail? We present some ‘Canadian icon’ doughnut suggestions for Tim Hortons
When Canadian actor Jason Priestley, playing himself, said on the U.S. sitcom How I Met Your Mother that he had proudly crammed a Timbit into a strawberry vanilla doughnut, Tim Hortons responded with a fake ad for “The Priestley.” The National Post‘s Steve Murray takes a look at what other Canadians, and Canadian institutions, could be likewise honoured with their own delicious doughnut.
Fighting raccoon crime and blaming the Liberals!: A look at some (possible) future Conservative government ad campaigns
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Harper outlined his government’s focus in his speech to the Conservative caucus. But how will he achieve his goals? Steve Murray imagines possible campaigns for the future of our great country (Canada).
Gary Clement’s week in review, Dear Abby edition
Political cartoonist Gary Clement takes a look at the week gone by
Fresh road and rail blockade threats as chaos and confusion mar First Nations meeting
OTTAWA — A meeting scheduled between First Nations leaders and Prime Minister Stephen Harper was mired in chaos and confusion this morning, amid conflicting demands and claims from chiefs and new threats of road and rail blockades.
Shawn Atleo’s leadership as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations also appears to be on the line as chiefs demanded that he boycott the talks.
As arguments heated up over the form the meeting should take, protesting Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence emerged today from the teepee in which she has been undertaking a month-long liquid diet to talk about the hardships native Canadians face and urged the government to “renew” the relationship. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle)
Justin Bieber met Prime Minister Stephen Harper today, to receive a Diamond Jubilee Medal. What do you think they’re thinking in this photo? (PM Stephen Harper’s Photostream/Flickr)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (and his windbreaker) photobomb Ottawa wedding
As a politician, it’s never a bad idea to surround yourself with smiling faces. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, dressed in a Tory-blue windbreaker, made an impromptu appearance during a wedding shoot in Ottawa over the weekend, posing with a beaming bride and groom after a chance meeting in scenic Rockcliffe Park. (Laura Kelly Photography)
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Talking Points
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois are meeting for the first time tomorrow. Steve Murray has some suggestions of what to say (and not say)
Canadian politics: This is your (TV-movie) life
In light of the announcement that Rick Roberts and Sook Yin-Lee will play Jack Layton and Olivia Chow in CBC’s Smilin’ Jack: The Jack Layton Story, the Post‘s Steve Murray looks at which other stars should stand in for Canada’s political heavyweights in the inevitable dramatizations of their lives.
Gary Clement’s week in review
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The announcement that CBC is working on a Jack Layton biographical movie is sure to ruffle a few feathers on the right. Steve Murray looks at the worse-case scenarios for CBC movies on Layton AND Stephen Harper through the magic of made-up movie posters.
