[Newsbot]

Title: Critics: Harper avoiding media, public
Category: Political
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-09-27 23:31:41
Canadian

[stokes]

So how is this avoidance, he is holding a press conference and is making copies of the report available to all MPs, this is a BS at best, and another example of playing "gotcha" at worst!

[leewgrant]

$1:

The opposition is accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of showing contempt for Parliament because of his decision to unveil his government’s latest progress report on the economy in New Brunswick on Monday instead of Ottawa.

Gimme a break. This happens all the time when the PM makes a speech when the House is in session. I guess they can find little else to criticize him about?

[ridenrain]

Journalist: Prime Minister, are you trying to avoid the media by being in Saint John instead of Ottawa?

PM Harper: You are a reporter from the media, are you not?

[OnTheIce]

This is clearly a dodge to avoid people talking about this:

Coderre steps down as Liberal Que. lieutenant
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s ... pStoriesV2

[kenmore]

And this is new? hmmm ... spends most of his time in the male washrooms of Europe to avoid the press and has muzzled his caucus since he was the self proclaimed czar of Canada... avoids the press? big surprise there eh?

[OldChum]

Yea like he has been doing differently since he began.

[PimpBrewski123]

Bias on the part of the media is nothing new, actually, they seem to take joy in it.

[PluggyRug]

I keep hearing backfires, must be some Liberals around.

[OldChum]

Either that or Jacks election bus is coming

[PluggyRug]

Would that be the one with two steering wheels.