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Prime Minister Stephen Harper quietly took a meeting last month with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a likely candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and a bête noire to American progressives for his anti-union policies and vocal opposition to same-sex marriage.

Walker visited Ottawa in mid-June on a six-day trade mission through Canada that also took him to Montreal and Quebec City, where he met with Premier Philippe Couillard.

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The Prime Minister’s Office made no mention of Walker’s visit in Ottawa, issuing neither a press release nor media advisory. The only notice of the meeting came in a press release from Walker’s office that was picked up by a few political blogs in the U.S.

“Prime Minister Harper regularly meets with Governors and Congressional leaders to advance Canada’s economic and security interests and promote Canada as a low-tax, balanced budget, and free trade jurisdiction for jobs and growth,” PMO spokesman Stephen Lecce said in an emailed statement.