Callsign Kenny said:Next complaint will be about unsanctioned use of government vehicles.
Proud day to be Canadian when your own PM detours to Cyprus to help with the hostage evacuation.
Rory said:Proud day to be Canadian when your own PM detours to Cyprus to help with the hostage evacuation.
that's the point. She wasn't in any immediate danger.Gramps said:Hostages?? Maybe I was reading this thread too fast but I didn't see anything about hostages. Also, as for the woman complaining about waiting in the heat, maybe if some of us were in the same situation we would be complaining too. I figure if you are under threat of being killed by bombings and shelling then you have the right to complain about a lot of things.
paracowboy said:that's the point. She wasn't in any immediate danger.
recceguy said:Jeez, now all those journalists have to fly back coach on the company dime. I wonder how many are going to try claim the trip against the government. To bad we don't have a couple of spare C-17's kicking around
blackadder1916 said:AFAIK .. the media travelling with the PM on government aircraft pay airfare at a business class rate for the seat that they occupy.
chaos75 said:IMO this is Harper taking advantage of the situation for a photo op. He could care less about the people stranded over there, hence Canada being one of the last governments to organize an evacuation. Like giving up the room for 50 or so people on his plane is this grand gesture, I wonder who the people will be, likely some prominent or influential members of the Lebanese community so he can score brownie points there too. PM should have treated them all equally, got flights and ships booked days before he did, and flew himself back home to work on all the million other issues going on in the world right now. Oh wait, he is too busy crouched beside Bush at the oval office getting scratched behind the ear.