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Originally Posted by Regorium
I think I prefer our government's stance in this case. It's really okay to have an opinion, even if our culture as Canadians say that it isn't.
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No, it's not. Look at the US 2003-2008. George Bush/Donald Rumsfeld were foreign policy cowboys who completely ignored the will of their own people. It set American foreign policy back by long stretches, practically destroyed the Republican party, and caused the American public to lose faith in its government (and even today, can't even trust them).
Opinion is damaging, and I'd rather see Canada's well-respected reputation intact with Canadians not suffering the brunt of a narrow-minded government. This applies to both science and politics.
You seriously want Canada to go on a loudspeaker and trust that Harper's words are more valuable than the Canadian electorate that put him there?