From the Annals of Diplomacy: Stephen Harper fires a Cannon at the Parisians

If you didn't think Prime Minister Stephen Harper really despised social democrats, then consider for a moment this factoid from yesterday's news columns:

Only two days after Socialist François Hollande was elected president of France, Harper named Lawrence Cannon Canada's ambassador to Paris. Indeed, it's possible that Cannon will be on the job in the City of Light by the time Hollande takes power on May 15.