When just another pasty face on the campaign trail in Canada, Stephen Harper made a campaign commitment to require 5% renewable content in fuel and promote the benefits of ethanol and biodiesel. Now that he's prime minister, he seems to have forgotten, so the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association decided to run an ad with a clip from his old speech, as a gentle reminder. But when the CRFA submitted the ad for routine approval from Telecaster Canada, they were told that even though the clip came from a public appearance - one indeed intended to be preserved and promoted - that without Harper's permission (unlikely) that the ad could not run. Their heartsick mascot, Corn Cob Bob, is now on a hunger strike until the ad runs. Update: Telecaster has admitted it bungled the deal - though now 91% of those polled at Bourque Newswatch say Telecaster needs reform. The ads are now running. [GT]
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