캐나다 — 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,” 에 따라 글로브와 메일:

마이클 맥 커리, a former press secretary for Bill Clinton, 아리 플레이 ì…”, 조지 W 중 하나. Bush’s press secretaries, ë¡œ 작동합니다 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. 은행, 그리고 importance of 캐나다 에너지 미국 소비자.

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 뉴욕 타임즈’ piece on “그레이트 솔벤트 북한” — perhaps the pitchmen have already been doing their jobs!

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