Topic: November 17, 2006
“Mr. Harper. There are pundits that say you are isolating yourself from the media, becoming unapproachable. How do you respond?”
“How dare you ask me a question during a photo opportunity. Very tacky. Minions, have him removed from my sight.”
“You know Mr. Harper, they were bound to ask about your meeting with the Chinese President sooner or later.”
“Don’t they have better things to do than to ask a bunch of questions?”
“Well, they are reporters. That’s their job. To ask questions.”
“Don’t they understand the delicate nature of the talks? A bad report could jeopardise all my efforts thus far. A simple two hundred and fifty word column could ruin everything. I will dole out the information I want doled out when I want to dole it out. Do you understand?”
“I’m not sure sir, are we talking about pineapples?”
“NO! We are talking about operational secrecy. The need to know as opposed to the, it’s nice to know which doesn’t give you the need nor dare I say, the right to know it.”
“Oh, you must be talking about Huseyin Celil.”
“Who?”
“The Chinese-Canadian imprisoned in China on terrorism charges. China doesn’t recognize his citizenship. Remember?”
“No. Well maybe, but it’s not what I was discussing with the Chinese President.”
“Can you tell me?”
“I suppose I can trust you.”
“Thank you. So what were the discussions about?”
“It’s all good. I’ve got a line on a Sony Playstation 3 System, right off the assembly line!”
