At page 65 of Sheeple, the author makes reference to The Canadian Press running a story about the Prime Minister receiving a standing ovation in caucus after re-iterating that he would not allow the Peace Tower flag to be flown at half-mast when combat deaths took place in Afghanistan. The author never discussed this or any other issue with the Ottawa bureau chief.
The author’s comments were meant to reflect the fact that leaked information from confidential sources within a caucus is not verifiable in the sense that its truth cannot be definitely ascertained, but Mr. Turner accepts the assertion by The Canadian Press that this story and all Canadian Press stories that use anonymous sources are double-sourced and cleared for publication by a senior editor.
Mr. Turner has enormous respect for The Canadian Press and at no time was intending to suggest that it acted improperly.
Sheeple clarification
April 27th, 2009 | Canadian Politics, Halton Riding Events
