加拿大 — coming soon to a channel near you!

The Canadian government “has hired two former White House spokesmen to pitch Canada’s image to major American media outlets,” 根据 环球邮报:

迈克尔·麦柯, a former press secretary for Bill Clinton, 弗莱舍, 乔治·W·. Bush’s press secretaries, 将努力 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. 银行, å’Œ importance of 加拿大能源 美国消费者.

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 纽约时报’ piece on “大溶剂北的” — perhaps the pitchmen have already been doing their jobs!

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