- Siddiqui, Turn On Your Light, Let It Shine, Shine, Shine, Shine, Shine on Harper and His Con's

Submitted: 7:17am, PDT, 14 Oct.'10 Toronto Star - not posted - go figure
Re-Submitted: 11:22am, PDT, 14 Oct.'10 Toronto Star
Siddiqui: World passes judgment on Harper’s foreign policy, Haroon Siddiqui, Oct 14 2010
http://www.thestar.com/article/874976--siddiqui-world-passes-judgment-on-harper-s-foreign-policy

This article standing head and shoulders above other articles regarding Canada's loss in the UN Security Counsel Vote, especially those trying to defend Harper and the Con's.

It is fact based and logically argued. In a word, rational and not hype.

For one, if you read some of the articles in the National Post suggesting it was the European Union voting in a block against Canada, and not Harper's policies, they don't even mention how many votes that 'block' wields. The reason may be inferred from this article - "Europe has less than 30 votes, whereas Arab and Muslim nations have 57 and Africa 51 votes, the two blocs with good reasons to oppose us". A few facts that undermines the logic in their argument.

However, this is not by accident, rationality plays little part in the Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada politics. The intention is not to explain but to rouse, not to inform but to provide material for spin, not to convince but to provide an excuse. Stephen Harper and the Con's are supported by a core of die-hard (right-wing, extremist) supporters that will support him and the Con's pretty much no matter what. They just need some talking points. What better way to get the message out to them all than by national media.

As long as the Harper polices do not consolidate the opposition then Harper and the Conservative party can take this position and 'Canada be dam[redacted]ed'.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html