Today our government or rather the Prime Minister made an announcement that cut me to the core as he on his own decided that Canada would not be taking part in the general meeting of the Commonwealth Of Nations. He will not attend but will send a token representative because the host country has a bad record in human rights.
The Commonwealth of Nations is the largest and oldest voluntary family of free countries and is the envy of the world. Nearly a third of the people of the world living in numerous countries form this association and during its proud history influenced its members to live up to a high standard of human rights. There are members who are emerging democratic nations and are dealing with major problems but with the support and help of the Commonwealth strive to improve their standing regarding human rights,
Our Prime Minister has during the past week cut Canada off from the UN and now the Commonwealth. We as a country are a leading member and along with Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India South Africa and numerous others form a historic group of nations with a common bond. His reckless behavior is destroying our world standing and reducing our nation to become thought of as a non caring country and a shill for the USA.
Where is our world leadership gone? This prime minister who made this decision today had Canada represented at a important meeting held in the Congo last year. The Congo which has one of the worst if not the worst record in the world as far as human rights is concerned. His behavior will soon cause us to hide the maple leaf when we travel. What a pity.
What a crock! He never ceases to embarrass. He'll walk the Great Wall of China - cause heck, they don't have any human rights issues -- but he'll stay away from Sri Lanka (but send an underling). Sadly, he won't even be missed as Canada has become a non-issue on the world stage. Oh if only he were so very highly principled. If only...
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