May 05
PM holds up mirror to Canadians
Cats: politics|How utterly embarrassing to have the Canadian prime minister using parochial politics while abroad. To see him pictured with the German Chancellor pointing fingers at the former Liberal government for Canada’s lack of commitment to Kyoto targets made me cringe.
Not that anything Stephen Harper or any other Canadian Prime Minister will get on the radar of the average citizen of the world. Until Canada takes a leadership role in the global warming fight, it will continue to fly well below the international radar.
But Stephen Harper represents all of us. And it’s sad to see ourselves reflected in the international mirror as so inward-looking and small minded.
June 5th, 2007 at 4:10 am
Steevy rocks! woooooooooooooooooooo!
i luv u steev!
June 5th, 2007 at 7:00 am
If a PM took a strong stand on the environment, the next ‘new’ gov’t would get elected on an economic platform. They would be replaced by a ‘newer’ gov’t with an environmental agenda, who in turn would be replaced by…
June 5th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Of course it sounds like Nikolas Sarkozy wants to give Canada a pass on our Greenhouse emmissions – perhaps exempt us from penalties – after all were are just burning massive amounts of non-renewable natural gass to release oil from the Tar Sands to make gasoline to fuel American SUV’s so that American’s can stick it to the Arab world by continuing to show (as they have since the 70′s) that no-one in the world can force them to do anything – ie improve fuel efficiency, reduce dependency on imported oil, until they are good and ready to.
Oh Canada, I am deeply worried for thee…
June 5th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
For a country that spends so much time protesting any similarity to America, Canada is getting pretty good at aping America. Despite the Maple Leaf badges on backpacks, Canadians are not that different in the eyes of the rest of the world. And with Harper leading the charge, any difference that ever did exist, is getting smaller.
God Bless the 51st state. God Bless President Harper. Think about that the next time you head to the polls.
June 5th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Yes, Canada’s image has been sullied…how much does it cost to have a tattoo removed?
June 5th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Ouch, Dick, tattoo removal hurts.