1238...John Baird's Cat Died

And David Atkin from the Ottawa Citizen tells us that Stephen Harper's spokesman Dimitri Soudas was in contact with Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street.

Communication breakdown: the cat's name was Thatcher and when Minister Baird Blackberried that Thatcher had died the information got garbled and condolences were sent to the Brits.

Good thing the Stephen Harper's don't have their collective fingers on the button.

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