Canadian Club sends notice barring reporters from Stephen Harper speech
OTTAWA — The news media has been uninvited to a speech by Stephen Harper on Thursday, underscoring the apparent antipathy the former prime minister continues to harbour in private life towards the Canadian press corps.
Harper is to address the Canadian Club of Toronto, which had previously invited reporters to cover the event. But the club sent out a notice to the media Wednesday saying the invitation had been sent in error.
“The Canadian Club of Toronto would like to apologize for inviting the media to our event with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper. This is a closed event. The previous media advisories were sent in error,” said the notice.
Colleen Kennedy, the club’s executive director, said the event was always considered private and that her organization should not have sent out an invitation for the media to cover it.