Now this is funny: Canadian author Yann Martel, worried about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apparent lack of interest in the arts, sent him a book on Monday and said he would continue doing so for the next two weeks.
Martel, who wrote "Life of Pi," was upset that Harper had paid no attention during a recent parliamentary ceremony to honor Canadian artists.
"What makes him tick? No doubt he is busy. No doubt he is deluded by that busyness. No doubt being Prime Minister fills his entire consideration and froths his sense of busied importance to the very brim. And no doubt he sounds and governs like one who cares not a jot for the arts," wrote Martel.
Um, Mr. Martel, I get that you want to shake up the Canadian Prime Minister, but have you met W? The President who doesn't read? Since you are sending one leader a book, why not duplicate your efforts with our Prez?
