Apr 26 2008
What is Stephen Harper reading?
Yann Martel, the author of Life of Pi, has been sending a book every two weeks to Canada’s Prime Minister since April 16, 2007. A visit to Canada’s House of Commons on March 28th, 2007 and the first hand experience with politicians inspired him to this wonderful project. He writes:
For as long as Stephen Harper is Prime Minister of Canada, I vow to send him every two weeks, mailed on a Monday, a book that has been known to expand stillness. That book will be inscribed and will be accompanied by a letter I will have written. I will faithfully report on every new book, every inscription, every letter, and any response I might get from the Prime Minister, on this website.
What an interesting way for an artist to communicate with a politician. (I realise that we may not be able to call this a communication due to a lack of response and feedback from Mr Harper! What a pity).
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