On many of the resolutions, Israel has typically received support only from the United States, a few U.S.-dependent Pacific island states, and frequently Australia but now Canada is breaking from its traditional siding with the Europeans on most of the issues.
''If this is a shift, and if the resolutions are largely unchanged from previous years, then it will have implications for our reputation around the world, and echoes in Canada as well,'' warned Paul Heinbecker, a former Canadian ambassador to the UN under the Liberals who is now an international governance expert with two Waterloo, Ont., think-tanks.
''Canada is known for taking a fair-minded and principled approach to these questions, and when I was ambassador, Canada judged every resolution on its merits, taking into account the central issue they are trying to address, and the question of fairness.''
But pro-Israel and Jewish groups in Canada have for years lobbied that the resolutions are biased because they demand so much of Israel, but little from the Arab side in the search for Middle East peace and the current government appears to agree, prompting praise from Canada's Jewish community.
''We're very pleased Canada is staying the course and is now guided by a (new) set of principles,'' said Sara Freedman, a senior official with the Canada-Israel Committee. ''Doing so is putting the onus on the UN to be fair and equitable as they deal with the Middle East situation.''
The Jewish human rights activist group B'nai Brith Canada expressed similar satisfaction.
''It's anti-Israel time at the UN once again and Canada has taken up the challenge,'' said Frank Dimant, the group's executive vice-president. ''The changes to Canada's vote on Ethree resolutions so far demonstrates that the government will not be bound by traditional anti-Israel voting patterns, but will instead continue the principled course it has charted.''
Officials with the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations did not return calls for comment.
The resolution before the UN Thursday speaks of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and saw Canada abstain, whereas Canada endorsed the resolution last year under the Liberals.
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No wonder he wouldn't make the contributor's list public!
H.F. Wolff
I just came from visitin a guy that deals guns and he is all p'd off that Harper "promised" something or another with respect to the gun registry and didn't keep his promise boo hoohoo. and then on top of that tries to tell me there is no alturnative
when told about the green or CAP Or even the pot party the refrain is the same
"Oh Those guys will NEVER win"
"Ya buttitus" comes from those who are some brain dirtied even new improved tide with bleach ain't gonna gettem clean.
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Diogenes said:
"I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels."
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<p>---<br>Diogenes said:<br />
"I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels."
Only about 23% of the eligible vote went to Harpers regime, while 77% went elewehere and to "none of the above". I cannot say for certain what kind of public support Harper has today, probably in the sub 10% range or less.
Have you seen any polls that can be trusted lately?
The claims of popular support is a grand illusion. From what I've seen of past elections, the amazingly low percentage of support Harper has is typical for any Canadian government. The difference between a 'majority' and 'minority' government is almost always only a few percentage points. What we are told are big land slide 'victories' tend to mirror the level of support Haprer now enjoys.
"Why is a Government with such little public support permitted to slander the name and reputation of fine Canadians?"
Because we do NOT live in a democracy. We live inside a system that's walks like a dictatorship, talks like a dictatorship, and therefore is by all accounts a dictatorship. The 'democracy' that we think is there, is the means used to pacify us into supporting what we should instead be fighting against.
Ever wonder why there's so much food kicking around that you actually have to force yourself to avoid over eating?
Common mythology dictates that all dictatorships are unpleasent affairs, but in reality most dictatorships enjoy a great deal of public apathy in the sense that the people are taken care of well enough that they do not see it as a threat worth the cost of opposing.
So, yes almost no one supports the government, but fewer still are going to pick up a gun and try to reclaim the country when they are so well fed.
One other point, ever wonder why so many people work for the government? I won't bother answering that one.
"One other point, ever wonder why so many people work for the government? I won't bother answering that one."
Because it is easier than working for a living?
Couldn't resist that one.
H.F. Wolff