CP: Harper not on Obama's climate guest list as U.S. president meets with 19 leaders

[tuvor]

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Prime Minister Stephen Harper was left off U.S. President Barack Obama's guest list for an emergency meeting of world leaders in the final hours of the Copenhagen climate talks.

Obama arrived in the Danish capital Friday morning in the hopes his influence could sway the 193 countries here to get a deal done. Shortly after arriving, the American president headed into a special meeting with 19 other leaders.

Among the attendees were Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

The list, provided by the White House, did not include Harper.

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[HeresyLives]

1. Just as well.

He'd have nothing useful to say anyway.

[Spazito]

2. Good!

No world leader wants to deal with a Bush clone and that is exactly what Harper is, imo.

[Metric System]

3. Harper is ruining Canada's reputation in the world and Canadians don't seem to care. Sigh.

[HeresyLives]

4. No, it's very depressing.

But then again Ignatieff isn't providing an alternative either. Neither is Layton for that matter.

[glarius]

5. Harper and his minions will return home and brag about

how Harper was an important factor in any conclusions the leaders come to in Copenhagen! Every time there is a meeting of world leaders where Harper attends, he comes back to Canada and carries on as if he played an important roll. The slimy bastard just gets away with it over and over. Why isn't our media playing over and over on TV the scene of Harper with the sign "Fossil of the Year" hung around his neck, which is on display in Copenhagen?
I'M SO DAMN DISGUSTED!!!!