Harper was in NY for more than one day

News outlets suggest our jet-setting Prime Minister made a quick Obama-esque day-trip to New York to push the Canadian agenda and raise the profile of our nation. The problem is... the facts don't confirm this.

Of course, this is really no big deal, but I have an eye-witness account that he and his daughter were spotted on Broadway Saturday night attending a certain green-skinned ogre's musical.

"A large SUV pulls up to the theater along with a small police escort unit, everyone crowded around the theater is asking 'I wonder who the celebrity is!?' A grey haired man gets out of the SUV as does a young girl (obviously his daughter) they both walk up to the theater doors holding hands.

Our intrepid eye-witness shouts 'Stephen Harper.'

The Prime Minister, looking surprised to be recognized says 'hello.'

'Enjoy the show,' she replies.

'Who's that?' asks a woman in the crowd.

'That's the Prime Minister of Canada,' our eye-witness responds.

'Cool.'"

I was sad to have been walking past about 8 minutes earlier and only heard about the encounter when the rest of our party arrived at our theater. I would have asked for a picture.

A.L.