Stephen Harper: A Day in the Life

The Prime Minister's staff is using Twitter today to post a detailed accounting of a day in the life of a PM with the hash tag #dayinthelife. It includes video footage of his ride to work, photos of his meetings, and mentions of his phone meetings.

  1. House of Commons resumes sitting tomorrow. Follow my tweets to see what a normal day for me looks like... #cdnpoli
  2. Flickr is the online photo platform of choice for Stephen Harper's pictures.
  3. The video of the car ride, and other videos in this thread, are posted to the prime minister's official YouTube page.
  4. The RCMP is responsible for transporting me to and from work. ow.ly/hc2RC #dayinthelife
  5. First stop is a meeting with senior staff to discuss the day ahead. ow.ly/hc4uQ #dayinthelife
  6. Even when you’re PM you have a healthy dose of homework to do every day. ow.ly/hccd0 #dayinthelife
  7. ow.ly/hcn0I MT @MichelleRempel Hope to add "gave a high five to a pint sized MP" to his stream later in the day. #dayinthelife
  8. Before #QP I met with Marjory LeBreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate. ow.ly/hcCmS #dayinthelife
  9. Walking to the House of Commons to participate in the first #QP of the new session. ow.ly/hcCNa #dayinthelife
  10. Of course, it didn't take the social media world long to notice and jump in with commentary.
  11. Just starting to feel sorry for @pmharper now... he has to sit down with Van Loan every morning... #yikes

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