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Originally Posted by Makarov
The shameful Omar Khadr debacle?
A rather un-nuanced view of the Palestine-Israel conflict?
Dragging behind most other developed states on climate change?
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I don't care for Harper's undying love for Israel either, but the reality is all of Nato tows that line.
I don't necessarily buy that Canada is behind others on climate change initiatives. Canada has natural resources that can and should be developed. Canada is also a manufacturing nation, which produces a lot of emissions. Canada is also freezing cold. Canada's overall contribution to GHGs is 2%. Even if Canada slashed their GHG emissions by 50% (which is unrealistic in today's means) that is a 1% reduction in global emissions. If the USA, the EU & China slashed their emissions by 50%, now we're talking.
It's not exactly easy to negotiate with the folks who run Gitmo. Obama promised to shut it down, and lo, it's still up and running. If the President can't shut it down, I doubt Canadian diplomats could negotiate terms with the military/gitmo any better. I also don't have too much sympathy for Omar. He went to Afghanistan to knowingly kill Canadians/Nato troops.
I don't like the feeling of defending the conservatives since I have no love for any politicians, but some arguments against them I don't buy.