Stephen Harper, the Austin Powers of the Arctic - 2013-09-01
Stephen Harper, the Austin Powers of the Arctic September 1, 2013,
Stephen Harper made like Vladimir Putin last week, camping and target shooting in the Arctic. Fortunately, the PM neither took off his shirt nor wrestled a polar bear.
But by playing tough yet holding back, Harper set himself up for ridicule — much like Mike Myers did with the character Austin Powers when parodying James Bond.
Photos showed Harper standing awkwardly in front of a campfire made of logs that must have been flown in specially, because the camp was 800 kilometres north of the tree line. Putin would have killed a seal with his bare hands and ignited its oil by striking a rock against his teeth.
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{{cite news | first = Michael | last = Byers | title = Stephen Harper, the Austin Powers of the Arctic | url = https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2013/09/01/stephen_harper_the_austin_powers_of_the_arctic.html | work = Opinion | publisher = Toronto Star | date = September 1, 2013 | accessdate = October 8, 2021 }}
