Duceppe wants return to peacekeeping role

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Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe says Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to return Canada to its traditional role of peacekeeper in the Middle East.

Duceppe criticized the Harper government yesterday and accused it of doing a poor job since the Lebanese crisis erupted a few weeks ago.

The Bloc leader is particularly upset with Harper for defending Israel's airstrikes in Lebanon as a measured response after the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah.

Dimitri Soudas, a spokesperson for Harper, said the government's position was an endorsement of the stance taken by the G8 industrialized nations concerning the conflict.

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