Harper is at his best standing up to Moscow

[Locutus]

: PM's principled stance is a credit to Canada

Stephen Harper has drawn few accolades and many brickbats for his government’s performance over the past 18 months, and rightly so. But on the Ukraine file, since Russia’s illegal, duplicitous and reckless invasion of Crimea, the Prime Minister has been at his best. Both he and Foreign Minister John Baird deserve credit for the clear, principled and authoritative position they have taken, up to and including championing Russia’s indefinite suspension from the G8, now again the G7.

Some will say all Harper’s moves thus far have been obvious: What else could he have said? What else could he have done? But that would be neither fair, nor true.


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Michael Den Tandt: Harper is at his finest in standing up to Moscow | National Post

 

[darkbeaver]

It's not like he's at the airport in Moscow shootin his mouth off is it?

 

[B00Mer]

The King Has NO Cloths..

 

[petros]

Harper is doing a half decent job on this as is the entire House.

 

[lone wolf]

After an appropriate time of pissoffedness, things will go back to same ol' same ol'

 

[WLDB]

He's doing as well as a person can in his position on this topic, not that Putin cares.

 

[Mak54291]

Nice memorial. I need to be pious and not do that.

 

[damngrumpy]

Unfortunately this is little more than a photo op for next years election.
Nothing he can do except make a few statements. I will say at least
he doing something to highlight the illegal hijacking of the democratic
process in a country that has seen a lot of misery throughout its long
history.
What has to happen is the world needs to take up the slack and supply
Europe with energy it needs and we know that won't happen.

 

[B00Mer]

Seriously the people of Crimea voted to join Russia, what is more democratic than that..

Would be the same if the people of Quebec actually had the balls to split from Canada in a referendum.

There would be soldiers in the streets of Quebec and extra police to stop violence.

No news, Putin owns Obama once more. Move along, move along.. Crimea is now a Russian state. Deal with it..

 

[Mak54291]

Seriously the people of Crimea voted to join Russia, what is more democratic than that..

Would be the same if the people of Quebec actually had the balls to split from Canada in a referendum.

There would be soldiers in the streets of Quebec and extra police to stop violence.

No news, Putin owns Obama once more. Move along, move along.. Crimea is now a Russian state. Deal with it..

Why they need an army if they have vast majority?

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Unfortunately this is little more than a photo op for next years election.
Nothing he can do except make a few statements. I will say at least
he doing something to highlight the illegal hijacking of the democratic
process in a country that has seen a lot of misery throughout its long
history.
What has to happen is the world needs to take up the slack and supply
Europe with energy it needs and we know that won't happen.

Last I checked, the Russians were kicked out of the G-8, that's pretty significant.

 

[B00Mer]

Why they need an army if they have vast majority?

Because there will always be a few of the minority that want to cause shyte..

 

[Colpy]

Harper is doing a half decent job on this as is the entire House.

When sanctioned by the Russians, Irwin Cotler said he considered it an honour...

I like Mr. Cotler.

I do not understand why he is a Liberal.

 

[mentalfloss]

When sanctioned by the Russians, Irwin Cotler said he considered it an honour...

I like Mr. Cotler.

I do not understand why he is a Liberal.

Mulcair supported Harper on this issue.

I don't understand why he's NDP. :roll:

 

[B00Mer]

Maybe, just maybe the Ukraine should have made Crimea a Nation within a Nation??? Supported it's citizens, give them free University and Health Care, allow them to only speak Russian and put up with their crying on how much better they would be not part of the Ukraine??

I think the Ukraine got lucky, they had a quick divorce... Canada is still stuck paying alimony.

Crimea vs. Quebec: The Legal Right to a Referendum on Self-Determination | Global Research

There has been a great hue and cry by the USA, Ukraine and other countries about the supposed illegality of the proposed referendum by Crimea on its future political status. They indignantly proclaim that this is a violation of international law.

Amazingly, have Obama and the leaders of these other countries never heard of the situation in Canada with regard to Quebec? Quebec, as a province of Canada, has held two referenda (1980 and 1995) on the matter of independence from Canada . . . and a third referendum may be in the works in the near future.

Quebec never had to get permission from Canada’s federal government to hold a referendum, and no one ever questioned the legality of Quebec’s referendum.

Crimea is an autonomous region within Ukraine and seems to have the same rights as a Canadian province. So if it is perfectly legal for a province such as Quebec to hold a referendum on independence, why would it not be legal for Crimea to do the same? At no time did the USA object to Quebec holding a referendum on independence, so why the big brouhaha over Crimea? Moreover, what business would it be for the USA to have such objections – for Quebec or Crimea?

The UN charter gives people the right to self-determination and by virtue of that right they are free to determine their political status. Quebec in Canada has exercised that right, and there should be no reason why Crimea could not do the same.

John Ryan, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Geography and Senior Scholar, University of Winnipeg, Canada.

 

[Colpy]

Mulcair supported Harper on this issue.

I don't understand why he's NDP. :roll:

That would be because he is financially irresponsible, anti-American, obsessed with idiotic levels of gun control, and a sucker for the separatists.

 

[darkbeaver]

As the roll nears the cardboard spool the citizens begin to understand each sheet is the same as the last, soft, absorbent, recycled and covered in sh it. The western model of environmentally banking friendly politicians .

 

[petros]

Maybe, just maybe the Ukraine should have made Crimea a Nation within a Nation???

Maybe just maybe it already was.

 

[darkbeaver]

After an appropriate time of pissoffedness, things will go back to same ol' same ol'

You got a bet there LW.

 

[B00Mer]

That would be because he is financially irresponsible, anti-American, obsessed with idiotic levels of gun control, and a sucker for the separatists.