Toronto Star: Harper's actions insult to Canada

[tuvor]

To the embarrassment of Canadians, petulance and political calculation trumped concern for humanity when the world came to Toronto this week to face the deadly challenge posed by AIDS.

Not only did Prime Minister Stephen Harper go out of his way to avoid the 16th International AIDS Conference, the largest gathering of its kind in history, his government cancelled a funding announcement it had scheduled there. Finally, as if to underline his scorn for the meeting, Harper indicated the long-expected announcement on Canadian AIDS funding would be delayed until delegates to the conference were gone.

Harper's excuse was that the issue of AIDS had become so "politicized" at the gathering that this was "not the time" for Ottawa to announce more money to stem the disease.

That betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of this conference, and a contemptible reluctance to endure criticism. As a result, the meeting's 24,000 delegates left Toronto yesterday with the enduring image of Canada's government holding back in the fight against AIDS.

That image insults every Canadian concerned about stopping one of the worst pandemics in human history.

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[gula]

1. What was their stance re Harper's statement that

Israels near-destruction of Lebanon was a measured response?

[tuvor]

2. See for yourself

http://news.google.com/news?as_q=%22measured+response%22&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&ned=&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nsrc=toronto+star&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=21&as_minm=7&as_maxd=20&as_maxm=8

[gula]

3. Thanks. I did google for it but my skills in that area are nil.

[tuvor]

4. No problem. Did you search using Google News advanced search?

Lets you search by news source.

http://news.google.com/advanced_news_search?hl=en&ned=

[CHIMO]

5. Don't Worry, Be Happy

[MrPrax]

6. Vote the buggers out!!!

Oh wait a minute...they have a working majority on most of these issues...

Strike that...Canadians deserve exactly what they get.

Oh I am not insulted...more angry with the enablers of a minority government that has quietly decided to ignore their obligations.