"The pen as a dagger! Those not so nice Canadians.
Between them Brian Mulroony, a Conservative, and Jean Chretien, a Liberal, governed Canada for almost two decades until 2003, a period of sweeping changes. But in their respective memoirs, published within days of each other this past autumn, the main revelations concern the depth of their loathing for their political opponents. The difference is that in Mr. Chretien's case these were in his own party.
In a story that echoes the rivalry between Britain's Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Mr. Chretien, a skillful political operator, blames Paul Martin, his successful finance minister, for forcing him out of office. Mr. Chretien savages his successor for over-reacting to a scandal over a government marketing campaign by appointing a public inquiry rather than treating it as a police matter. He believes that this unfairly dragged his people through the mud as well as losing the Liberals the 2006 election. He also blames on Mr. Martin's dithering the relocation of Canadian troops in Afghanistan from the relative safety of Kabul to the killing fields of Kandahar.
The book will do nothing to close the rift that still splits the Liberals - especially since Mr. Martin is working on his own menoirs. By contrast, in 1054 pages Mr. Mulroney has little to say about Stephen Harper, Canada's current prime minister, even though he was a prime mover in Reform, a splinter party which divided Canadian conservatism for a decade. Mr. Mulroney is an increasingly influential back-room adviser to Mr. Harper. That may be good politics, but it makes for blander reading than Mr. Chretien's vitriol."
I found this article in The Economist, Oct. 07 issue.
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Sooo... Mulroney is Harper's Mentor?? Look at that!! I imagine he is on the pay roll for that important job. Good Luck with the inquiry into the Schreiber/Mulroney scandal!! Mulroney most likely advised Harper on the "proper" procedures as well.
Chretien is very right... the Sponsorship scandal ruined the Liberals for years to come! Personally, I didn't mind seeing the "crooks" exposed! We, the money providers, ought to know where our hard-earned tax money is going. It shouldn't end up in the pockets of some liberal crooks,....that is for sure!!
That it is Paul Martin we have to thank for the bloodiest spot in Afghanistan is news to me. BUT... we certainly could get out of there, IF we really wanted to. (my opinion)
Martin was a good finance minister, and that's where he should have stayed!
Do you have any great and interesting opinions, folks??;-)
Between them Brian Mulroony, a Conservative, and Jean Chretien, a Liberal, governed Canada for almost two decades until 2003, a period of sweeping changes. But in their respective memoirs, published within days of each other this past autumn, the main revelations concern the depth of their loathing for their political opponents. The difference is that in Mr. Chretien's case these were in his own party.
In a story that echoes the rivalry between Britain's Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Mr. Chretien, a skillful political operator, blames Paul Martin, his successful finance minister, for forcing him out of office. Mr. Chretien savages his successor for over-reacting to a scandal over a government marketing campaign by appointing a public inquiry rather than treating it as a police matter. He believes that this unfairly dragged his people through the mud as well as losing the Liberals the 2006 election. He also blames on Mr. Martin's dithering the relocation of Canadian troops in Afghanistan from the relative safety of Kabul to the killing fields of Kandahar.
The book will do nothing to close the rift that still splits the Liberals - especially since Mr. Martin is working on his own menoirs. By contrast, in 1054 pages Mr. Mulroney has little to say about Stephen Harper, Canada's current prime minister, even though he was a prime mover in Reform, a splinter party which divided Canadian conservatism for a decade. Mr. Mulroney is an increasingly influential back-room adviser to Mr. Harper. That may be good politics, but it makes for blander reading than Mr. Chretien's vitriol."
I found this article in The Economist, Oct. 07 issue.
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Sooo... Mulroney is Harper's Mentor?? Look at that!! I imagine he is on the pay roll for that important job. Good Luck with the inquiry into the Schreiber/Mulroney scandal!! Mulroney most likely advised Harper on the "proper" procedures as well.
Chretien is very right... the Sponsorship scandal ruined the Liberals for years to come! Personally, I didn't mind seeing the "crooks" exposed! We, the money providers, ought to know where our hard-earned tax money is going. It shouldn't end up in the pockets of some liberal crooks,....that is for sure!!
That it is Paul Martin we have to thank for the bloodiest spot in Afghanistan is news to me. BUT... we certainly could get out of there, IF we really wanted to. (my opinion)
Martin was a good finance minister, and that's where he should have stayed!
Do you have any great and interesting opinions, folks??;-)