U.S. envoy chides Canada - Page 8

John D Harris · 03-27-2003, 09:52 PM

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Originally posted by pritchke:
Their were several US senators as well as Hillary Clinton who said some insulting remarks as well as false acusations awhile back after 9/11. If dig hard enough you can find many remarks by US officials.

You can't be serious, Sweet Hillary said some insulting as well as false acusations? Say it ain't so pritchke!!!

pritchke · 03-28-2003, 01:04 PM

A piece from an article:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../50136-cp.html

I did not know we had a dozen or so troops in the war. Does anyone but me find this to be underhanded of the Canadian government? The government says it does not support the war but yet has troops involved as well as ships. It is like saying we will not attack but yet they attack anyway, with the enemy thinking that the country is not attacking.
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It was the first time the government has conceded that any of the 31 Canadians on exchange assignments with coalition forces are involved in the conflict.

The NDP and the Bloc Quebecois seized on the fact Canadians are active in the war.

"Can the prime minister tell the people and the families of these soldiers why he states that Canada doesn't support the war against Iraq when, in fact, Canadian soldiers are at war?" Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe asked in the Commons.

Defence Minister John McCallum called that a "slippery slope," and refused to devulge more details on grounds they may jeopardize Canadian lives.

"It seems very clear that the government is well down the slippery slope into war," responded New Democrat MP Libby Davies.

The NDP asked the Speaker to find Chretien and McCallum in contempt of Parliament.

"We're asking the Speaker to make a ruling on this, because they have told us that we're not involved," said NDP Leader Jack Layton. "It's very clear that we are involved.

"It's absolutely outrageous, and this government is bending over so far backwards to have it both ways that it's time for Canadians to object."

Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper said outside the House that it's "contemptible to send people in harm's way, to deny they're there, then not fully support their action."

"If people are going to be there, we should be on side and we should be supporting what they're doing."

Harper said the government position on Iraq has been so fickle that the Americans and British can't help but conclude that it is "unreliable and untrustworthy."

Larry_OHF · 03-28-2003, 03:07 PM

That was quite a lively read. Thanks!

03-28-2003, 03:07 PM	#73
Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 49 Posts: 14,759	That was quite a lively read. Thanks! __________________

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pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	A piece from an article: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../50136-cp.html I did not know we had a dozen or so troops in the war. Does anyone but me find this to be underhanded of the Canadian government? The government says it does not support the war but yet has troops involved as well as ships. It is like saying we will not attack but yet they attack anyway, with the enemy thinking that the country is not attacking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was the first time the government has conceded that any of the 31 Canadians on exchange assignments with coalition forces are involved in the conflict. The NDP and the Bloc Quebecois seized on the fact Canadians are active in the war. "Can the prime minister tell the people and the families of these soldiers why he states that Canada doesn't support the war against Iraq when, in fact, Canadian soldiers are at war?" Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe asked in the Commons. Defence Minister John McCallum called that a "slippery slope," and refused to devulge more details on grounds they may jeopardize Canadian lives. "It seems very clear that the government is well down the slippery slope into war," responded New Democrat MP Libby Davies. The NDP asked the Speaker to find Chretien and McCallum in contempt of Parliament. "We're asking the Speaker to make a ruling on this, because they have told us that we're not involved," said NDP Leader Jack Layton. "It's very clear that we are involved. "It's absolutely outrageous, and this government is bending over so far backwards to have it both ways that it's time for Canadians to object." Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper said outside the House that it's "contemptible to send people in harm's way, to deny they're there, then not fully support their action." "If people are going to be there, we should be on side and we should be supporting what they're doing." Harper said the government position on Iraq has been so fickle that the Americans and British can't help but conclude that it is "unreliable and untrustworthy."

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