Well I am impressed...if not Kennedy...then Dryden? (both are hockey players...beauty!)
The voice that's missingIn recent years, we have asked ourselves what Canada's role should be in the world. Economically, environmentally, in matters of security or pandemic, whether we like it or not, we are now all global citizens. Nothing now is not imaginably part of our life. And as citizens, we want and need to do something. But really something; something that matters.
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We can help. In international conferences I've attended, I've been surprised at how important Canada was in explaining the rest of the world to the U.S., and the U.S. to the rest of the world.
Seen by other nations and by the U.S. as most like them, others often hear through us what had been said before and not heard. But we can't help if we play a mini-U.S., Mini-Me role.The individual actions of the Conservative government are troubling; collectively they are disturbing. The sudden extension, without real debate, of our mission in Afghanistan; the softwood lumber deal; Prime Minister Stephen Harper's governing style; the rhetoric; "God Bless (delete "America," insert Canada" — ugh!) at the end of some of Harper's speeches; and (double ugh!) "Steve." There is an attitude and an approach on display here that, as a Canadian, makes my stomach turn. But, more than that, it gets in the way of Canada playing a role in the world that is critical and that no one can play better. And it keeps the U.S. from hearing the voice that's missing
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"When the going gets tough . . ." Canada doesn't "cut and run" and leadership is "standing firm" rhetoric is a comfortable ideological or academic box where you are forever right and you never have to open your eyes again. Except life isn't like that. Leadership is having the courage to have your eyes always wide open, to change and go a different way if a different way is better.
Ken Dryden, MP for York Centre, is running for the leadership of the Liberal Party of CanadaTorStar Wow...good read. Looks like the Liberals might be on to a humdinger of a leadership campaign...
Your a scholar and a saint, and you understand Canada, the US and foreign affairs pretty well (and a heck of a goaltender)
Does anyone think Iggy would ever view Canada-US relations like this? Not likely...