George: Steve! How're ya doin'? What's up?
Steve: Well, we have this Arar thing heating up again here...
George: Arar? What's that? Some kind of hockey thing or maple syrup?
Steve: Umm, no George. Maher Arar. Sent to Syria by your guys. Tortured.
George: Is he still there?
Steve: Uh, no. He's been home for years now.
George: What's the problem then?
Steve: Well, there's this final report and it doesn't look good for you, George...
George: Uh huh. So what about it?
Steve: Well I'm supposed to file an official complaint with you about it.
George: A fishin' complaint? heh heh heh...
Steve: No, an o-ffi-cial complaint.
George: Yeah... so how is the fishing up there? Catch anything good lately?
Steve: Yes, well I was on a camping trip this summer with my wife and kids and we...
George: Steve? Gotta run. Dick's here.
Click.
At a press conference following the phone call, Steve had this to say:
Bush "had some awareness of the issue," seemed to be sympathetic and said the U.S. government would respond, Harper said.
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