But I can't help liking the sound of it.
Is it possible that Harper is beginning to respond to what many--if not most--Canadians are thinking but are not permitted to express?
Whether it is at the United Nations or any other international forum, the easiest thing to do is simply to just get along and go along with this anti-Israeli rhetoric, to pretend it is just about being even-handed, and to excuse oneself with label of honest broker.
There are, after all, a lot more votes--a lot more--in being anti-Israeli than in taking a stand.
But as long as I am prime minister, whether it is at the United Nations, the Francophonie, or anywhere else, Canada will take that stand, whatever the cost.
H/t: Gates of Vienna.
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Its refreshing to hear, but as you pointed out, he had an audience agreeable to that message. Would he have said the same thing at a pro-palestinian group? That is where you see real principles.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, isn't Francophonie a horrible name? lol