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The Canadian government “has hired two former White House spokesmen to pitch Canada’s image to major American media outlets,” وفقا Ù„ جلوب اند ميل:

مايكل ماكوري, a former press secretary for Bill Clinton, وآري فلايشر, واحدة من جورج W. Bush’s press secretaries, ستعمل على secure Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper interviews with U.S. media outlets to discuss Canada, its economic system and its relationship with the United States.

…[The Prime Minister’s Office] is hoping to spread the word about Canada’s strong banking system, its ability to avoid meltdowns seen at U.S. البنوك, Ùˆ importance of الطاقة الكندية إلى المستهلكين الأميركيين.

Although Canada’s economic picture has been worsening, the government seems to want to let Americans know that things are still better north of the border. Although with laudatory articles already appearing in the American press — like this نيويورك تايمز’ piece on “الكبير المذيبات الشمال” — perhaps the pitchmen have already been doing their jobs!

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