The irish rock star turned poverty activist met u . s . president george w . bush and german chancellor angela merkel on the sidelines of a group of eight summit but was told harper was too busy to talk to him 这位爱尔兰的摇滚歌星对贫困问题一直很关注。在八国集团峰会期间，他受到了美国总统布什和德国总理默克尔的接见，但却被告知加拿大总理哈伯太忙，无法接见他。
