Woodrow Wilson Award

It seems the Woodrow Wilson Center has decided to bestow their Award for Public Service to none other than Prime Minister Harper. According to their site (emphasis added):

The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service is given to individuals who have served with distinction in public office and have shown a special commitment to seeking out informed opinions and thoughtful views. They encourage the free and open exchange of ideas; and rather than basing policies on political expediency, they devote themselves to examining the historical background and long-term implications of important public policy issues.

Recipients share President Wilson's vision of improving our policies and institutions through enlightened and deliberate dialogue and stand as living testaments to what may be accomplished when the worlds of learning, public affairs, and business come together in common interest.

Ironic, isn't it?