Typos in Prime Minister's Office press pass induce mockery on Twitter
Press passes for PMO event missed an apostrophe and misspelled British Columbia
Press passes for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's student grant announcement in Vancouver Tuesday contained not one, but two typos.
It seems the Prime Minister's Office neglected to use an apostrophe when referring to the event and misspelled British Columbia.
The Prime Minister's Office was not immediately available for comment.
However, the reaction on social media was swift after CBC reporter Kirk Williams tweeted about the pass.
Fellow Twitter user Robert Joly replied in jest that Harper might have been thinking of going to the country Colombia to escape any backlash from the Mike Duffy Senate expense scandal.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCKirkWilliams">@CBCKirkWilliams</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/spiderzjay">@spiderzjay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pmharper">@pmharper</a> He just missed the country of his last hide out from the Duffy scandal.He will hide in Panama friday
—@bodelairoTweeter Yvonne Fortin also replied, questioning the government's priorities.
<a href="https://twitter.com/wafflewrecker9">@wafflewrecker9</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/calgarykiaguy">@calgarykiaguy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CBCKirkWilliams">@CBCKirkWilliams</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/natnewswatch">@natnewswatch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pmharper">@pmharper</a> Grammar & spelling are "clearly" not important <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoysInShortPants?src=hash">#BoysInShortPants</a>
—@yvonne4tnAnd someone writing under the handle @albertarabbit had stern words for the federal government.
<a href="https://twitter.com/CBCKirkWilliams">@CBCKirkWilliams</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/marionetta">@marionetta</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/pmharper">@pmharper</a> Those PMO kids need to brush up on all their skills. This is not a first & won't be a last.
—@albertarabbitWith files from Kirk Williams