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Harper’s Listserv Goes to the Wolves
Stephen Harper’s e-mail distribution list got hacked on Sunday. The person or persons responsible sent out two e-mails: The first was a sort-of adorable faux confession that said stuff like: “My name is Stephen Harper. I am an ALBERTAN, here me roar! My goal is to make Canada America’s 51st state and destroy health care that all Canadians cherish by infusing my propaganda with hard core ad hominem attacks.” The second was a one-paragraph e-mail comparing Kosovo’s independence with Quebec’s. It’s no “okay, poop is coming out,” and certainly Palin comparison (hiyo!) to a much bigger e-mail hijack stateside you certainly heard about last week. But for those of you who want the sordid details (the allegedly Winnipegean culprit! the extremely serious government investigation! the potential Stephane Dion connection!), NOW has them, and Maclean’s has been all over this since Sunday.