BRISBANE, Australia — Abba Eban, the hugely accomplished Israeli diplomat and wordsmith once quipped that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”
Strange to say, perhaps, but that remark could also be used to describe Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
A classic example of the prime minister never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity occurred about a week and a half ago in Beijing. Harper and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ chief commercial officer, Dave Hopkinson, went on one of China’s state television networks to promote Canada’s favourite game.
For reasons known only to themselves, the prime minister’s office decided that …read more
Source: canada.com
