[bootlegga]

ridenrain ridenrain:

Besides, it's all bullshit anyways.

Tell that to all the Canadians who died on peacekeeping missions...

[ridenrain]

Let me check Chretien's Afghan exit strategy and I'll get back to you on that..

[OnTheIce]

gigs gigs:

It sounds like he believes everything he posts. Is there a partisan hack award on CKA? Maybe we should have an I hate Harper award.

Or perhaps a "I Was Dropped On My Head As A Child" award

[DerbyX]

We do.

[leewgrant]

$1:

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon will deliver Canada's statement to the 192-member assembly Saturday evening instead.

Harper has not addressed the assembly since 2006, even though Canada is gunning for a Security Council seat and is up for election next fall.

Harper's spokesman Dimitri Soudas said the PM chose to attend G20 meetings in Pittsburgh. But G20 host U.S. President Barack Obama, as well as U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, are both scheduled to address the UN this week.

Hmmm.

I can understand however why he didn't address the UN on climate change. On that issue we have already given plenipotentiary powers to the US.

[ASLplease]

Those of you that would have criticized him for grandstanding if he actually did give a speach....pls delete your partisan BS and restate your case.

[kenmore]

OnTheIce OnTheIce:

Someone needs to remove this guy from the forums. Nothing but ranting and swearing for the sake of getting a reaction more than contributing to the discussion.

Grow up kenmore!

Ya ... but its ok when you guys do it.... practice what you preach eh

[kenmore]

Lets ad some humour... I like this.........

Cannibal story

A cannibal was walking through the jungle and came upon a restaurant operated by a fellow cannibal. Feeling somewhat hungry, he sat down and
looked over the menu...

Tourist: $5.00
Broiled Missionary: $7.00
Fried Explorer: $9.00
Freshly Baked: Conservatives, Liberals, Parti Québécois, New Democratic or Green Party: $150.00

The cannibal called the waiter over and asked, 'Why such a huge price difference for the Canadian Politicians?'


The cook replied, 'Have you ever tried to clean one?

They're so full of shit, it takes all morning.'

[Akhenaten]

From the Article:

$1:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is off to New York City and Pittsburgh this week to hobnob with world leaders, but he won't address the opening of the United Nations general assembly.

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon will deliver Canada's statement to the 192-member assembly Saturday evening instead

There is no issue here. This is the usual process. Unless you have something very significant to say that effects most of the world there's no reason for a country's leader to personally address the UN.

Recent world leaders who addressed the UN were, for example, Bush when he was trying to convince the world that there was yellow cake in Iraq (hardy har har) and trying to get everyone on board with that, and then Chavez when he stood up to announce to the world that he had read a book.

Can anyone really think of anything pressing Harper had to address the world with? I can't. So I'm not seeing the controversy here and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't see a controversy if it was a Liberal or NDP leader in the PM's chair right now.

[kenmore]

Hello! the topic was global warming and the crises situation if something isn't done. They had hoped to hear some form of plan from Canada. And he offers nothing? common!

[ASLplease]

What kind of plan do you offer, Kenmore?

[Akhenaten]

Who else is 'offering something'? Kenmore? Who is the list of speakers? Was he invited to speak? Why does it have to be Harper himself?

$1:

They had hoped to hear some form of plan from Canada. And he offers nothing? common!

.....aaaand they will. Read the article again. Canada's not "not addressing the UN", Harper simply isn't. What's the big deal? Is Obama speaking? Is Brown personally speaking? Is there a list of specifically world leaders who are speaking?

[kenmore]

ASLplease ASLplease:

What kind of plan do you offer, Kenmore?

The Liberal plan of course .... but then I am not the PM right?

[kenmore]

Akhenaten Akhenaten:

Who else is 'offering something'? Kenmore? Who is the list of speakers? Was he invited to speak? Why does it have to be Harper himself?

$1:

They had hoped to hear some form of plan from Canada. And he offers nothing? common!

.....aaaand they will. Read the article again. Canada's not "not addressing the UN", Harper simply isn't. What's the big deal? Is Obama speaking? Is Brown personally speaking? Is there a list of specifically world leaders who are speaking?

Do you like read the papers? Leaders of most countries addressed the UN.. and yes it would be expected that the PM who represents ( or is supposed to ) Canada would.
You guys spend alot of time defending this idiot when there are many in his own party who would like to see him gone!

[Akhenaten]

No Kenmore it's not. It is usually a seperate dignitary who addresses the UN. When a world leader themselves do it, its usually front page news. Maybe that's why you figure they all do it all the time.

I ask you again, simple question: Is Gordon Brown addressing the UN on this issue? Is Chavez even? It would appear they aren't. List for me the numebr of world leaders who are specifically adderssing the UN on this.

$1:

You guys spend alot of time defending this idiot when there are many in his own party who would like to see him gone!

Apparently that statement applies to Iggy much more than Harper. There are quite a numebr of Liberals right now who think Iggy = Death at the moment. I'm not 'defending Harper' Kenmore. I'd say the same thing if it was the Liberals or the NDP at this juncture. There is no controversy here.