XPost: can.politics, bc.politics, ont.politics   
   From: gregcarrsober@gmail.com   
      
   On 26/02/2014 4:01 PM, ConɀƦConɀ wrote:   
   > Does the man not realize what a mess he has in his own country, under   
   > his own government? . . .   
   >   
   > - One scandal after another - if not monetary frauds, ethical lapses and   
   > covered lies   
      
   Minor compared to Sponsorgate, Norm Levi's accounting error, Skeena   
   Cellulose, fudge it budget, Fast ferries.   
   > - Growing country debt   
      
   Budget to be balanced next year and the 2.9 billion dollar deficit this   
   year includes a 3 billion dollar contingency fund.   
   > - High unemployment numbers   
      
   7% best in the G7 or tied for it. I recently turned down a 6 month   
   contract and am currently half way through a one month commitment to   
   work. I am registered with 4 temp agencies and I have to turn down work   
   offers when I am already committed to working with one. Anecdotaly   
   speaking my employer has 37 temps scheduled for the morning shift at the   
   warehouse and there are always no shows.   
   > - Squabbles between his government and the provinces   
      
   What federal govt doesn't have squabbles with the provinces? Liberals   
   almost had Quebec secede under their govts.   
   > - Spying scandals involving foreign governments   
      
   Not good but hardly an overwhelming reason to change govts. Its not like   
   Brazil will refuse to sell us its chicken wings.   
   > - And, overall, his government's falling numbers in the polls   
      
   Sure the polls show the Conservatives to be second but they have a good   
   campaign chest far better than their opponents and they are experienced   
   campaigners.   
   >   
   > And yet he sees fit to send his bulldog, John Baird, to the UKRAINE to   
   > meddle in THEIR political affairs?   
   >   
   > One has to stop and think and then come to the realization that treks to   
   > other countries are fun for the Harper Cons because they're paid for by   
   > the taxpayers.   
   > And by moving the spotlight from Canada to the Ukraine, he's likely   
   > hoping we won't notice his ducking and weaving around the growing unrest   
   > amongst Canadian voters.   
   >   
   > You can run, but you can't hide, Harper . . . . election in less than 18   
   > months and we, the people, are not happy.   
      
   I'm happy. As for Ukraine there are lots of Cdns of Ukranian descent who   
   still care about the home country.   
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   >   
   > February 25, 2014   
   >   
   > Baird to lead Canadian mission to help Ukraine tilt toward West   
   >   
   > Foreign Affairs Minister to lead Canadian delegation to support   
   > country's transition to a more pro-Western interim government   
   >   
   > Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is headed to Ukraine to throw   
   > Canada's support behind Kiev's transition from its ousted pro-Russian   
   > president to an interim government charting a more pro-Western course.   
   >   
   > Ukraine's parliament recently chose interim leaders, after President   
   > Viktor Yanukovych fled following scores of deaths in protests last week.   
   > But parliamentarians postponed the formation of a unity government until   
   > Thursday, and formal elections aren't scheduled until May.   
   >   
   > Mr. Baird will lead a Canadian delegation to Ukraine beginning Friday   
   > and is slated to hold meetings with the "anticipated Ukrainian   
   > transitional government and civil society," the Prime Minister's Office   
   > said. "I think it's very important, given that the situation is still   
   > fluid, that we in the West – and certainly we who are friends of   
   > Ukrainian freedom – show as quickly as we can, and right on the   
   > ground, our support for what the Ukrainian people have achieved thus   
   > far," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday.   
   >   
   > The tumult in Ukraine has set up a diplomatic tug-of-war between the   
   > West, which has expressed support for the demonstrators, and Moscow,   
   > which has questioned the legitimacy of the interim government, saying it   
   > will find it difficult to work with "Kalashnikov-toting people in black   
   > masks."   
   >   
   > Ottawa has a long-standing and special relationship with Ukraine, dating   
   > back to 1991 when Canada became the first Western nation to recognize   
   > its independence. This country is also home to more than 1.2 million   
   > Canadians who claim Ukrainian heritage, the largest number outside the   
   > boundaries of the former Soviet Union.   
   >   
   > Just as Ottawa is throwing itself more squarely into the global   
   > conversation about Ukraine's murky future, Russia's ambassador to Canada   
   > on Tuesday implied Western nations are meddling in Ukrainian affairs.   
   >   
   > "Our foremost goal is not to play any kind of geopolitical games, but to   
   > help our brotherly Ukrainian people get through this rough patch ...   
   > without, of course, interfering into their domestic affairs like some   
   > other countries unfortunately afford themselves to do," Georgiy Mamedov   
   > told reporters hours before Mr. Harper's announcement, adding Russia has   
   > no plans for military intervention in Ukraine.   
      
   Which the Russians have now gone ahead and done in Crimea.   
   >   
   > He went on to warn that countries involving themselves in Ukraine's   
   > political transition should remember the saying, "If you break it, you   
   > own it," suggesting they should be prepared to assist Kiev over the long   
   > term.   
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   > “It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save   
   > the environment.” ― Ansel Adams   
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