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Government website links to Harper piano video
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Oct 16, 2009 07:43pm |
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| Author | The Canadian Press |
| News Date | Saturday, October 17, 2009 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | OTTAWA — What does Stephen Harper playing a piano and crooning a Beatles tune have to do with stimulating the sputtering economy?
That's what Liberals want to know after discovering that a federal website -- ostensibly designed to inform Canadians about the government's economic action plan -- includes a link to the prime minister's recent piano-playing debut at the National Arts Centre.
They say it's further evidence of an inappropriate propaganda campaign by the Tories to use taxpayer-funded stimulus programs for partisan advantage.
Liberal MP David McGuinty said Friday there's only one possible reason for linking the website to the Harper video: To soften the prime minister's chilly image.
"There's only one reason you do that: To drive up the perception of Stephen Harper as a centrist, as a man of the people for political benefit," McGuinty said in an interview.
The link comes amid controversy over revelations that as many as 50 Tory MPs and cabinet ministers have presented personalized cheques or used the Conservative party logo while delivering government funding. |
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