PMO hires 2 former White House staff to boost Canada's profile in U.S.

[ConcernedCanuk]

Source: CBCnews.ca

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PMO hires 2 former White House staff to boost Canada's profile in U.S.

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2009 | 8:04 PM ET
CBC News

The federal government has hired two former White House spokesmen to help raise Canada's profile in the United States, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office confirmed Thursday.

Mike McCurry — who served as press secretary to former U.S. president Bill Clinton — and Ari Fleischer, who held the same role under former president George W. Bush, have been hired to boost Canada's profile in the U.S., said Kory Teneycke, the communications director for the PMO.

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While this isn't the first time Canada has hired lobbyists to launch an American media campaign, it's the first time the government is being open and transparent about it, Teneycke said, though he refused to discuss how much the lobbyists will be paid or how long they will be retained.

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"I think it makes a lot of sense," Paul Cellucci, a former U.S. ambassador to Canada, told CBC News.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/04/16/pmo-fleischer-mccurry016.html

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If Celluci thinks it makes a lot of sense,

it's gota be BAD for Canada . .

Harper hasn't given up his dream I see . .



still reaching . . .

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. Wow - the response is overwhelming!

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[Doctor Cynic]

2. By the looks of recent public sentiment, those are two summer jobs.

[bemildred]

3. Harper really is a fucking idiot. nt