Our Prime Minister & Israel, Part I
According to them, you have. “We also have a purpose,” Harper told the Conservative convention weeks after winning his 2011 majority, “and that purpose is no longer just to go along and get along with...
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Our Middle East policy is here. Part I of this thrill ride of Canadian foreign policy stated a few things; 1) Stephen Harper’s support for Israel is ideological (not religious, and not about courting...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
I realize this blog has been a little dormant for the better part of a month, but what can I say, the sloth of the Christmas season got to me. In the meantime, although I’m the first to criticize the...
View ArticleWhat’s The Balance On Your Visa Card?
Spending time in a place like Lebanon, one is presented with the spectacle of poverty far more often than at home. Sure, a five minute walk through any city center in North America is enough to...
View ArticleJust Watch Me, Do Nothing
“When you see this kind of action (the Boston bombings), when you see this kind of violent act, you do not sit around trying to rationalize it or make excuses for it or figure out its root causes.”...
View ArticleWhy Would Stephen Harper Allow This?
Because he hopes the UN will eventually destroy itself through its own stupidity. I’m becoming more inclined to think that’s likely.
View ArticleFor The Last Time, Not Everything In The Middle East Is About Palestine
Oh man, we are so self-absorbed. Qatar wants to pry the International Civil Aviation Organization away from Montreal. It is promising to build a gleaming new headquarters in Doha for the agency that...
View ArticleCanada & Qatar; The Love Affair Is Over
Oh, to go back to the optimism of less than a year ago; On the diplomatic front, Qatar has been a fierce critic of Syria, as it was of Libya – both positions shared by the Harper government. While...
View ArticleThe Most Important Sentence You’ll Read Today About Canada’s Policy Regarding...
From the National Post; And yet, rhetoric aside, the Harper government’s official position on key issues remains remarkably close to that of the rest of the international community.
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