Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife, Laureen Harper, has joined Twitter, with a new account under the name @Laureen_Harper_.
While Stephen Harper’s Twitter account is used mainly to tweet policy talking points and grip-and-grin snapshots from public events (and is quite obviously manned by a PMO staffer), Laureen Harper’s account already has a bit more personality, with a bio reading: “From Turner Valley. Wife of PM Harper and mother to Ben and Rachel. Lover of animals. Must have items include: hiking boots, snowshoes and tents.”
She was welcomed with a shout out from prolific tweeter and Treasury Board President Tony Clement:
Welcome @laureen_harper_ to Twitter! At least, I think it’s you…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife, Laureen Harper, has joined Twitter, with a new account under the name @Laureen_Harper_.
While Stephen Harper’s Twitter account is used mainly to tweet policy talking points and grip-and-grin snapshots from public events (and is quite obviously manned by a PMO staffer), Laureen Harper’s account already has a bit more personality, with a bio reading: “From Turner Valley. Wife of PM Harper and mother to Ben and Rachel. Lover of animals. Must have items include: hiking boots, snowshoes and tents.”
She was welcomed with a shout out from prolific tweeter and Treasury Board President Tony Clement:
Welcome @laureen_harper_ to Twitter! At least, I think it’s you…
— Tony Clement (@TonyclementCPC) January 21, 2013
And her first tweet was a reply:
Thanks, Tony.You’ll have to give me some pointers to get started.
— Laureen Harper (@Laureen_Harper_) January 21, 2013
Clement does have some solid advice for the Twitter novice, which he has learned from his own mistakes after calling out a 15-year-old teenage boy who had insulted his spelling skills.
Be yourself. And don’t call anyone a jackass…RT @laureen_harper_ Thanks, Tony.You’ll have to give me some pointers to get started.
— Tony Clement (@TonyclementCPC) January 21, 2013
Always good advice.