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Originally Posted by RobotTalk
Well considering he was a (tenured?) professor there it's really not that surprising. Harvard is one of the most prestigious universities in the world and any academic would jump at the chance to teach there.
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Not to mention how students jumped at the chance to take his class, and how he was very highly regarded by his peers. To abandon one of the greatest jobs in the world to take a lower paying, high stress job back home proves his love of his nation. It is also not a lust for fame, as he was already a very well internationally recognized intellectual and author.
Where conservatives and liberals both condemn him for criticisms of Canada in the past, I believe it makes him the best possible choice. He has been passionate about the lack of direction Canada has taken on the world stage from Mulroney, to Chretien, to Martin and now Harper. He had brutal criticism for those that ride the coat tails of our glorious
past accomplishments in peacekeeping and our past reputation as a country that punched above it's weight. He even openly and loudly lamented the decay of our military. He believes in reviving Canada's reputation as peacekeepers and world leaders in promoting principles of peace, order and good government. He is a liberal from the past. A liberal that is not like the liberals of today who have taken on the old conservative belief in being passive in foreign affairs. His life's work proves that he is a Pearson liberal. I honestly believe that we find our own national identity in being active in shaping the world for the better.
(he has even stood up to liberals in the liberal leadership campaigns by supporting the oil sands)