Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke to what was most likely a packed room of supporters at Vancouver's Bayshore Westin hotel last night. The Tyee can't be sure though, because I was not let inside.
This was the second time the Harper team barred The Tyee from reporting on this campaign.
As the Conservative leader began his address in the Stanley Park Ballroom, several members of the media pleaded with event staff to be admitted.
The staffers held firm that the event had already begun and nobody standing outside was to be admitted.
I was running a few minutes late ... but I arrived at the ballroom before 7:00 p.m., the official start time of the rally, according to a Conservative press release.
Harper staffers were adamant that media were too late for the rally. After a few minutes, however, reporters from World Journal and Channel M were admitted to the ballroom.
Talk about controlling the message! I wonder who those "no comment" people were?
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