Canada PM faces plagiarism charge; Aide quits as copycat uproar stings PM
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Canada PM faces plagiarism claim
Portions of the speeches were played side by side by the Liberal Party
A Canadian Conservative Party speech-writer has resigned after Prime Minister Stephen Harper was accused of plagiarism in a speech he made in 2003.
Owen Lippert admitted he had been "overzealous in copying segments" of a speech in support of the invasion of Iraq by then Australian PM John Howard.
Mr Lippert said neither his superiors nor Mr Harper, who was opposition leader at the time, had been aware.
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Aide quits as copycat uproar stings PM
Page last updated at 08:55 GMT, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 09:55 UK
Canada PM faces plagiarism claim
Portions of the speeches were played side by side by the Liberal Party
A Canadian Conservative Party speech-writer has resigned after Prime Minister Stephen Harper was accused of plagiarism in a speech he made in 2003.
Owen Lippert admitted he had been "overzealous in copying segments" of a speech in support of the invasion of Iraq by then Australian PM John Howard.
Mr Lippert said neither his superiors nor Mr Harper, who was opposition leader at the time, had been aware.
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