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"Sellout" Stephen has "resolved" the softwood dispute, so the news says. He has done this by going on bended knee to a President who has gained a reputation – not shared by any other President to date – for spurning legalities, ignoring the rule of law, and unilaterally breaking legally binding treaties entered into between nations.
In so doing, Sellout Stephen has agreed to allow the USA to breach its obligations owed to Canada under a legally binding treaty (NAFTA), despite clear court and tribunal decisions supporting Canada's position.
What are the implications of this incredibly shortsighted and stupid decision by this so-called "policy wonk" Prime Minister? Here are a few:
• Harper has telegraphed to the USA and to others that Canada will not insist on legally binding international treaties being upheld.
• Harper and his New Tories have shown that Canada is run by a weak government, which can be easily browbeaten, and which will settle for less than the country is entitled to.
• Harper has shown contempt for the rule of law equal to the contempt shown by Bush during his failed presidency. This is a new and dangerous path for a Prime Minister of Canada to tread, and reveals a startling moral lack on the part of the New Tories.
• Harper will sell out any principles for short term political gain, especially if by doing so he can curry favour with the USA.
The question can now be asked: Who speaks for Canada?
Apparently not this Prime Minister.
It is time for him to go.
Let's just hope the amount of Canada that Harper is willing to sellout to Bush will be limited. Because we are stuck with him for the next eight months at least. The Liberals won't support a non-confidence motion until they have elected a new leader.
Imagine letting the US Govt. have a veto right on our Provincial Forestry decisions! See latest posting....
http://www.kimrichter.com/Blog/
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The deal has it's weak links perhaps, but I keep thinking that the way things were going we would never get softwood back into a free trade siuation. I would like to see Canada keep persueing the off shore market so that we eventually can tell the U.S. to shop for softwood elsewhere. In the meantime the market is more or less open again, and might work in Canada's favour for quite a while.
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