Martin Fast-Tracks Big Name Rookies

My biggest fear on this is the move of Bill Graham to defense minister, he has already been making statements about Iran, so this will fit right in, with the next agenda.

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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?

Be <a href='http://www.canada.com/national/story.html?id=8a15510b-76a5-4815-83e2-80cb44ace91c'>Afraid</a>. Be very afraid . . . <P> <p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain <br />
"The greatest price of not participating in politics is being governed by your inferiors." Plato

You have to be afraid of Pettigrew as Foreign Affais Minister too. This is the same guy who praises globalization as a success.

If you have never seen the documentary "The Corporation", i recommend it. Pettigrew is shown at one point during the film discussing globalization with a bunch of other elitists at a summit meeting.

Thanks Dr. Caleb another horror story for bed-time! You know I am thinking we should start another very strong petition against this BMD thing before it really is tooooo late....anyone else think we could make a difference?

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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?

I am not quite sure what the intent of your comments on Bill Graham are intended to mean. The editorials and cartoonists throughout Canada I see today generally average out to show Canada as a tiny little mouse running around in circles within a big Iranian tent with the Ayatollah's in a circle saying "It's so easy to keep the Canadians amused"
The "soft" international politics exercised by the previous and current Canadian politicians do not seem to work anymore with those nations such as Iran whose hardliners have absolutely no regard for the lives of students, journalists or women who dare to ask questions.
If Bill Graham suggests that Canada should support any international effort to ostracize Iran, I say lets go for it. Boycott all Iranian goods, ban all travel to Iran and from Iran. (Check their tourism site, they know where the money is)
On the lighter side, all Victorians I know are rejoicing in the firing of our local MP David Anderson from Martin's cabinet. Mr. Arrogance, who took pride in stating that as a member of Cabinet he would ensure that he personally would not allow British Columbia to look after its own resources, is now history. Although Prime Minister Martin is still disliked by most British Columbians, he did listen to western Canada and got rid of the hated Mr. Kyoto, David Anderson, trash is trash.

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Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason.

Funny - everyone I know from the island actually liked Anderson - after all he has been voted in yet again. People on Vancouver Island are very progressive and vote predominately leftwing by numbers. Kyoto was wanted by the majority in southern BC - and Canada for that matter.

What is it about Kyoto that Bc'ers don't like, or for that matter any Canadian? Is it because it didn't originate in the province or is there something about protecting the environment which is negative? Far as I can see if we keep trashing the environment we won't have any place to live; I like this little military expression, ' you don't shit where you live' . Makes sense to me.

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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?

Graham seems so far to be doing a damn good job with Iran. What are you talking about? Is there something about having a minister of the crown stand up for the rights of Canadian citizens abroad you abhore?

Anderson, the pre-eminent opposition voice to offshore O&G development in the Charlottes, one of the most earthquake prone areas of Canada, is out.

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RickW

Protecting the environment is a good thing, but what does Kyoto actually do the way the Liberals implemented it? Nothing. There is no plan, and it'll still cost us lots of $$. <p> Countries that are most responsible for pollution (The US, China, Russia) will do nothing toward curbing their production of toxins. Smaller countries that will someday start churning out these toxins are exempt from Kyoto. That's why I don't like it.<p> <p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain <br />
"The greatest price of not participating in politics is being governed by your inferiors." Plato

What did Iran ever do to you?

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Jesse

Iranian officials beat the hell out of a Canadian citizen photojournalist last year (of Iranian descent, but that makes her no less of a Canadian citizen), so much so that she died from a brain hemmorage. Iran is refusing international observers, including Canadian diplomats, into the trial of the accused. Iran is pissing on international law in that regard. So that's my beef with Iran. Or maybe you don't care to have our ministers defend the rights of Canadian citizens who have their rights flagrantly trampled on by autocratic regimes?

As scary as the neo-con right are, maybe they are on to something with their assessment of the dangers of 'moral relativism,' which they associate with the left. I consider myself socially progressive and leftist in many regards, but I find myself in disagreement with many vive users on their hairy fairy foreign policy ideas. Canada is right to take a hard line on Iran. Iran killed a Canadian citizen and the Canadian state ought to take whatever necessary measures to get justice done.

There are some regimes out there that are evil. For all of Bush's faults, he and his goons were and are right on the axis of evil. North Korea and Iran are frighteningly repressive countries. The way in which they treat their citizens cannot, I think, be labelled anything but evil. No one of any political stripe should be making excuses for these sorry excuses for governments.

Ms. Kazemi never gave up her Iranian passport or citizenship. Iran does not recognize dual citizenship. The person on trial is described as 'a security officer'. Why should Canadian observers be allowed into a courtroom involving possible Iranian classified materials? What right does Canada have to intrude on the internal affairs of another country? Especially after we would not let Iranian officials in the courtroom during the trial of two Iranian nationals accused of Murder, IIRC in the Vancouver area?<p> That being said, I think the trial is a sham, and pulling our ambassador is right in wake of the human rights violations and censorship of the internal media involved.<p> <p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain <br />
"The greatest price of not participating in politics is being governed by your inferiors." Plato