Ottawa

Harperland

The federal government has officially been renamed.

… a directive went out to public servants late last year that “Government of Canada” in federal communications should be replaced by the words “Harper Government.”

Public servants from four different line departments told The Canadian Press the instruction came from “the centre” – meaning the Prime Minister’s Office and the Privy Council Office that serves the Prime Minister.

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