Bro....did i insult you in any of my question/replies?
I said NOT The foreign policy. They aren't known for that. Still known for Education-multiculturalism-healthcare etc.!
Thats where you wrong.......you where known for the above but now that has all changed.
WHAT about Iraq, and Iran? Canadian Forces are only fighting in Afghanistan. And they're pulling their troops out in 2009/10. Lol!
I asked if the canadian govt was pursuing an independent policy with countries i listed or following the US.
Lets get a few quotes from your PM to see how neutral canada is.
"Harper defended Israel's "right to defend itself" and described its military campaign in Lebanon as a "measured" response, arguing that Hezbollah's release of kidnapped IDF soldiers would be the key to ending the conflict."
Totally forgot to mention the thousands kidnapped by the zionist regimes and languishing in prison/torture camps.
Seems that your country is following the US.
"Harper laid the blame for the civilian deaths on both sides at the feet of Hezbollah. "Hezbollah's objective is violence," Harper asserted, "Hezbollah believes that through violence it can create, it can bring about the destruction of Israel. Violence will not bring about the destruction of Israel."
In December 2008, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations presented Stephen Harper, and his government as a whole, with its inaugural International Leadership Award for his support for Israel. Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice-chairman of the conference, stated that the award was given to express the group's appreciation for Canada's "courageous stands" to boycott the Durban II anti-racism conference. He also praised Canada's "support for Israel and its efforts at the U.N. against incitement and ... the delegitimization of Israel, where they have taken a role in the forefront."
Objectives of the United Nations "Durban II" conference.
The Review Conference has the following objective:
1. To review progress and implementation by all stakeholders of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. Through an inclusive, transparent and collaborative process the Review Conference will assess contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, while identifying concrete counter measures to eliminate these manifestations of intolerance.
2. To assess the existing Durban follow-up mechanisms and their effectiveness, as well as other relevant United Nations mechanisms dealing with the issue of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
3. To promote the universal ratification and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and proper consideration of the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination;
4. To identify and share good practices in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
On January 23, 2008 the Canadian government announced they would not participate in Durban Review Conference.
On November 19, 2008 the Israeli government announced it had taken a final decision to boycott the United Nations "Durban II" conference.
Other countries have also threatened to boycott the conference, these include the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and France. The UN's commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, urged all countries considering a boycott to reconsider.