Via @stephen_taylor, here's what the PMO has to say about why Harper chose doughnuts over diplomacy yesterday.
Today the Prime Minister was in Ontario to
promote Canada as an attractive place to invest and a great place to do
business. The occasion was the landmark decision by Tim Hortons to
reorganize as a Canadian company.
Michael Ignatieff has criticized today’s focus on the economy,
claiming that the Prime Minister should be at the United Nations
talking about climate change – not back home focused on the economy.
In synchronized attacks, the Liberal Party issued a press release
denouncing the Tim Hortons visit, while MP Bonnie Crombie and a handful
of Liberals carrying United Nations flags protested outside the PM’s
announcement – essentially picketing a Canadian economic success story.
Our priority is the Canadian economy. Nothing takes precedence over the economy.
The decision to picket the Canadian homecoming of Tim Hortons is
shameful: further proof that the Ignatieff Liberals care more about
political games than the Canadian economy.
The Prime Minister’s speaking spot at the U.N. General Assembly
(Friday, 5:00 p.m.) conflicts with attendance at the G-20 economic
summit in Pittsburgh. The PM is attending the G-20 summit because our
priority is the economy.
The Ignatieff Liberals feel that speaking to the United Nations is
more important than working on the economy with other G-20 leaders. We
disagree.
Nothing is more important than the Canadian economy
By the way, the Liberal attacks conveniently omit key facts: Prime
Minister Harper and other world leaders worked on climate change at a
U.N. meeting last night, and today Canada’s seat in the General
Assembly will deliberately be vacant during the speech by
Holocaust-denier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
(It’s also worth noting that if Michael Ignatieff had his way, this
week we would be in the middle of an unnecessary, opportunistic
election. So much for his concern about attendance at the U.N.)
Dimitri N. Soudas
Associate Communication Director/ Press Secretary
Directeur des Communications associé/Attaché de presse
Prime Minister’s Office
Cabinet du Premier ministre
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