CALGARY -- It's a beautiful day, Jean.
Rockstar Bono called Prime Minister Jean Chretien yesterday to tell him to keep his chin up about his Africa plan.
The lead singer of U2 called the PM from Ireland and spent about 20 minutes talking about Chretien's efforts to get other G8 leaders to commit to an action plan to help Africa.
"Bono thanked the prime minister for having brought this to the summit, and kept it on the agenda," a senior government official said yesterday.
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"He said there were going to be pressures to diverge from the initiative, but he hoped that it would continue."
There were reports Bono would make an appearance at the two-day summit, but there were scheduling problems and he couldn't make the trip.
Last October, Bono arrived in Ottawa looking for a meeting with former finance minister Paul Martin, and when he wasn't available, he met for 90-minutes with Chretien at 24 Sussex.
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