Harpo's World and Tourism: Talk about a disconnect!

[Atlantic OnLine, August 21, 2009]


Harpo: “Tourism is an increasingly important industry ... in every region of our country ...,” said the Prime Minister. “Our Economic Action Plan makes several major investments to strengthen this vital sector.”

Bahwahhahaha!

Globe & Mail: "... June numbers showing that travel to Canada from the United States fell to its lowest level since Statistics Canada started tracking cross-border trips in 1972."

Hey Harpo - your lame ass Tory PR game is getting tired. So excuse me while I (yet again) blow more incredulous snot out my nose because of your empty tactics. Facts and figures not going your way? "Oh, don't worry," your minions say, "we'll just do a news release that pretends otherwise."

Jesus! Give us a break!

“Our Economic Action Plan makes several major investments to strengthen this vital sector”??

Sorry, can you say that again? It's the third week of August asshole!

“As Canadians, we must set aside our modesty and do all we can to sell the amazing tourist experiences that exist in our own backyard." Shouldn't you have been all over this file BEFORE the season began? Exactly how has YOUR government's Economic Action Plan helped so far? Did you coordinate a national 'sell' program with the provinces that we are unaware of? Did Tourism Canada really take the lead in trying to attract more US visitors here this summer? Well... (numbers to contrary) did it?

Evidence, please?

Please, give us some e'ffn evidence!

Harpo plays G.I. Joe

It's official, Harpo gets off on playing with G.I. Joe's. Wonder if he also has a 'kung-fu grip'.

Bill Clinton does Cdn taxpayer's orally!

Gracious me, talk about an engorged and erroneous stimulus?

According to CTV, the $175,000 price tag for former US President Bill Clinton's upcoming speech at Toronto's CNE will:

"... partially be covered by a portion of the Marquee Tourism Events program, a controversial federal stimulus fund that can deliver up to $3 million for a single event. [...] "A part of Clinton's fee is being paid for by taxpayers, and a part of it is being paid for by ticket purchasers. What a great use of stimulus money,' David Bednar, general manager of the CNE, told CTV News."

Jesus! Politics aside, when did Harpo & Co. announce the federal economic stimulus package was going to be used to feather the financial bed's of fabulously famous foreign multi-millionaires? Did I miss something in the budget?

Are we getting buggered on this deal... eer what?

Stimulus, my arse!