Stephen Harper's George W. Bush Ambition

[marmar]

via CBC News:




Harper hired former Bush spokesman twice
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 | 7:43 PM ET

The Canadian Press


A former spokesman for George W. Bush received a second sole-source contract from the Prime Minister's Office for American communications advice, according to filings with the U.S. Justice Department.

Ari Fleischer was hired for a month last spring to help Stephen Harper receive American media exposure in advance of a critical G20 summit in London.

But a second communications contract with the PMO, worth the same amout ($24,500) as the first, was paid out to Fleischer on Sept. 28.

"Mr. Fleischer provided the government with services that helped Canada get its message out in a time of global financial crisis, where Canada had a good story to tell," Andrew MacDougall, a spokesman in the Prime Minister's Office, said Wednesday.

No details of the additional work were provided in Fleischer's latest filing under the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act, which is date-stamped Dec. 15, 2009. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/01/06/harper-fleischer006.html

[Canuckistanian]

1. ARI FUCKING FLEISCHER??

OMG, Haper's even hiring Bush REJECTS.

March. My only hope is March. That's when we can finally have a shot at voting this asshole OUT.

[applegrove]

2. And the good finanacial industry news canada had was because we

kept our banks regulated so they all showed a profit last year and none of them needed a government bailout. I wonder what Ari Flecher felt about that. REGULATIONS WORK!