कनाडा — 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,” के अनुसार ग्लोब एंड मेल:

माइकल McCurry, a former press secretary for Bill Clinton, और अरी Fleischer, जॉर्ज डब्ल्यू में से एक. Bush’s press secretaries, करने के लिए काम करेंगे 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. बैंकों, और importance of कनाडा के ऊर्जा अमेरिकी उपभोक्ताओं के लिए.

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 न्यूयॉर्क टाइम्स’ piece on “ग्रेट सॉल्वेंट उत्तर” — perhaps the pitchmen have already been doing their jobs!

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