Prime Minister Harper is making questionable choices as of late. Most recently his shunning of the parliamentary press gallery (made up of national media correspondents). Harper wanted a system whereby his staff would decide who would be allowed to ask questions during question period. Naturally, the press balked at this idea and they all walked out of a press conference earlier this week leaving the PM twiddling his thumbs. Harper is now saying that he won't talk at all to the parliamentary press folks, and he'll deal exclusively with regional services. He says that the national reporters are out to get him and his government. Either way, I feel that it's a bad idea to not talk with reporters. It would be like Bush refusing to talk with CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN. Bonehead.
Thursday, May 25, 2006
High Drama in Ottawa
Prime Minister Harper is making questionable choices as of late. Most recently his shunning of the parliamentary press gallery (made up of national media correspondents). Harper wanted a system whereby his staff would decide who would be allowed to ask questions during question period. Naturally, the press balked at this idea and they all walked out of a press conference earlier this week leaving the PM twiddling his thumbs. Harper is now saying that he won't talk at all to the parliamentary press folks, and he'll deal exclusively with regional services. He says that the national reporters are out to get him and his government. Either way, I feel that it's a bad idea to not talk with reporters. It would be like Bush refusing to talk with CBS, NBC, ABC and CNN. Bonehead.
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