p2pnet - rss feed: From Bush to Harper: $20K in gifts
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- Fancy, custom-made cowboy boots with American and Canadian flags are among “at least $20,000 of gifts” Canadian prime minister George W. Harper has receive from US president George W. Bush, says the Canadian Press.
Not only but also, he gave Harper a leather-bound volume of inaugural speeches by every American president from George Washington to George Bush, says the story, going on, “Under the Conflict of Interest Act, which Harper introduced after the 2006 election, the prime minister and cabinet ministers must declare gifts valued at more than $200 within 30 days of receipt.”
Harper received 96 gifts, including five for both him and Lauren, while Laureen received 14, says CP, continuing »»»
In July, Harper received three Hermes designer silk ties from French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. Laureen Harper received a set of three hand-forged designer Hermes garden tools from Fillon’s spouse.
Harper received an entire box of Italian silk ties in May from Silvio Berlusconi, the president of Italy.
Laura Bush, the president’s wife, gave Laureen Harper a “glass and copper box with vintage White House images” at the G8 Tokyo summit.
Both Harper and his wife received Eco-Drive Citizen watches from the president of Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. at the summit. The watches are valued at up to $975 for a titanium version.
One of the most unusual gifts cited was from Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, who gave Harper a BlackBerry 8800 hand-held messaging device.
Harper also apparently also forgot about a China drink set with the Russian crest from Victor Zubkov, the former prime minister of the Russian Federation, two cases of Algerian wine and cases of fresh dates from Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the president of Algeria, and a red leather chest with drawers full of fresh dates from the president of Tunisia.
An official with the ethics commissioner’s office declined to explain the delay in Harper’s gift declarations, citing privacy, adds the Canadian Press.
Canadian Press - Harper accepts gift of fancy cowboy boots from Bush, October 3, 2008
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October 6th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
hahahahahahahaha
“Under the Conflict of Interest Act, which Harper introduced after the 2006 election, the prime minister and cabinet ministers must declare gifts valued at more than $200 within 30 days of receipt.”
“An official with the ethics commissioner’s office declined to explain the delay in Harper’s gift declarations, citing privacy”
Whats good for the goose isn’t good for the gander I see.
There are those who must declare under the act, and Harper who can site “privacy concerns” and not declare.
yeah, right. :/
October 6th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
“One of the most unusual gifts cited was from Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, who gave Harper a BlackBerry 8800 hand-held messaging device.”
Nice way to laugh at Canadian telecommunications services. Good luck using it to its full potential in Canada, Harper!
October 6th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
wasn’t that long ago he was mouthing off the chinese
fly by night idiot he is
goes only where his leash pulls him
October 6th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Hey wait a minute…I gave the Bushes a “glass and copper box with vintage White House images” as gift a few years ago.
October 6th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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