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UPDATED - Orders of the Day - What a way to start the week ...

by Kady O'Malley Posted: May 31, 2010 9:39 AM Last Updated: May 31, 2010 11:48 AM

The foyer of the House of Commons, where Prime Minister Stephen Harper's scheduled press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to take place. (Kady O'Malley/CBC)

My apologies for the delay, but due to an absolutely diabolically timed combination of connectivity woes and an unexpectedly frantic morning, OotD will not be published this morning, although I'll do my best to get something up eventually. 


At the moment, we're all waiting to find out the latest word on the PM's scheduled joint media availability with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At last check, it was scheduled to go ahead as planned at 11:15pm -- this, despite the entire trip having been briefly, and apparently inaccurately, declared over and done with by the international press earlier today.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netannyahu's motorcade arrives on Parliament Hill, Monday. (Kady O'Malley/CBC)

UPDATE: Reuters is reporting that Netanyahu is cancelling the rest of his trip. It's still not clear whether he'll make himself available to the media. PMO communications director Dimitri Soudas now says a press conference is "unlikely."

NOT ENTIRELY SURPRISING UPDATE: PMO confirms that the press conference has been cancelled at the behest of the Israeli PM's office. The photo op will go ahead, but is cameras only, which means no questions, and - sadly - no livebloggers. (Even those with a berrycam!)


There's also the much-anticipated Oliphant report on the Mulroney/Schreiber Affair, which is due out at 1pm this afternoon. 

In the meantime, I'll try to keep this post updated with latest in reaction to the situation in Gaza. On that note, here's the very latest from PMO: 

 On the record comment from PMO on the Gaza Flotilla 

Canada deeply regrets the loss of life and the injuries suffered.

We are currently looking for more information in order to shed light on what exactly happened. 


Dimitri N. Soudas Director | Directeur

Communications 

Prime Minister's Office Cabinet du Premier ministre

Seats had been reserved for cabinet ministers. (Kady O'Malley/CBC)

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