you don't say - why is it then, that I, a VERY average Canadian -- have a personal picture of myself with our former (and MUCH MISSED) PM Harper during his last term? At an event filled with common people, no $1500 entrance fee. We were not refugees, no photo opps, just common people celebrating Leaside 100th anniversary. And we were able to take pics with the PM. Pretty much the opposite of what you are saying