- Harper's Boondoggle Bash - Cancelled??? We can Only Hope

Posted: 6/7/2010 9:56:17 AM Globe and Mail
Finance minister says it is the price that must be paid for Canada to be on world stage, The Canadian Press, 7 Jun.'10,
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20/economy/flaherty-defends-g20-costs/article1594580/Tab 1

"Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the cost of the G20 and G8 summits this month is the price that must be paid for Canada to be on the world stage."

I don't recall Harper or Flaherty asking me if I wanted to be a player.

Also, if Harper didn't have that very special in-your-face, my-way-or-the-high-way diplomacy, perhaps Canada would not have to spend billions to taken seriously.

Let's reveal this Con for what it really is. All Canadians are paying a very large amount of money for Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty, Clament, Baird, and all the Con's, to be players on the world stage. They are not promoting Canada. They are promoting themselves and their extreme right wing agenda. How many photo-op's do you think Ignatieff, Bob Rae or even Layton will get. Now, Harper, apparently, is pledging 1 billion for his theo-Con based family planning, provided other governments do similar. This is not a victory for Canada.

With all the lobbying that Harper and Flaherty have done apparently the G20 now are going to allow each country to decide if they want to implement the bank Tax (lets see if the G20 decide to embrace Flaherty's proposal: "embedded contingent capital").

So, I guess that means we can cancel the G20 now.

Why did Harper and Flaherty have to spend billions when they apparently got about as good as they could possibly expect without spending that kind of money (I'm assuming).

"[Stephen Harper] insisted Canada "will lead the way" in the coming G8 and G20 summits to push for countries to get their fiscal houses in order.

Let's do that now, before the G8+20. Cancel it. Send a few small party bags, a glossy or two (and perhaps a Resume, you never know).

I wonder what would happen if there were a non-confidence vote before the G8+20.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html