Big Business Diplomacy

As I predicted our minister of foreign affairs did have his meeting with the corrupt generals in Egypt. As predicted he gave strong signals that Canada backed this dictatorship who have been responsible for many deaths and incarcerations against innocent citizens.In the jail house next to the palace where the meeting took place was a  Canadian whose only crime was reporting on the brutality of the military take over. Egypt now promises a quick trial for this man but at what cost.

This is a new low in our diplomatic dealings in world affairs. Civil rights and human rights are non existent in Egypt at this time and we should not be having normal economic dealings with this country until assurances are made for changes. Our stance on the Ukraine issue is obsolete as we have practically severed all relations with the UN. This is a UN problem and now is developing into a Nato problem. NATO is a military power and their solution would be a military one and we all know that will not happen. Russia has the upper hand in this issue because poor leadership from within The Ukraine caused huge problems by declaring that Russian would not be one of the official languages of the Ukraine.That was practically the first order of business. How bad a decision was that.I gave Russia the wedge to interfere to protect the rights of the minority Russian speaking people of the Ukraine.

We now see the Russian minority in the Ukraine gaining support from within and with Russian help it will be no time before the Ukraine is under Russian influence and possibly control. To put our international  policy in perspective we should see the situations in Africa where genocide is taking place and hardly a whimper from our diplomatic  leaders in spite of the grave need. Children being snatched from their schools, whole groups slaughtered and the African peace keepers overwhelmed because of lack of numbers and equipment.I wonder what the situation would be if the people there were white. I trust that Canada will in the near future return to a great peace keeping nation and will be recognized for our contribution to peace and not a nation who turns it's back on Africa.