Harper in alleged huff over protocol

Source: UPI

Harper in alleged huff over protocol
Published: Aug. 11, 2011 at 12:43 AM

BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The Canadian Embassy denies Prime Minister Stephen Harper locked himself in a bathroom while officials argued over protocol for an official lunch in Brazil.

The Brazilian newspaper Folha reported diplomats whose names were not reported told it the incident occurred Monday at the Brazilian Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday. The dispute, the newspaper said, was over when toasts were to be made during the lunch.

The CBC said the prime minister's office said it didn't know what had prompted the story.

The alleged luncheon incident followed another disagreement earlier at the presidential palace, the CBC said. In that episode, officials with the administration of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had insisted only official government photographers be allowed for a photo op at the start of Harper and Rousseff's meeting.



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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and friend.

Their coordination fails them when they meet honest people. They fall and get bruised, and even if they lock the bathroom door, the word gets out that they are useless twits who order others to kill for their rich friends and will steal everything in sight--even official washcloths and silver soap dispensers--if they are not closely watched.