YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!



FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!

HURRAY FOR CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BOOOOOOO FOR USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The New X

Too bad they did not pass a resolution against the real war criminal - George W. Bush.

Story below from the CBC's website at http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/26/libscellucci030326

And by the way, "The New X," the USA is by far the leader in "genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes." You can read about it in books: it's called "history."

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Ambassador's comments fuel political storm
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 7:27:55

OTTAWA - The storm over the comments made by the U.S. ambassador, rebuking the Liberal government for not supporting the United States in its war with Iraq, is far from over.

Liberal MPs held a fractious meeting behind closed doors wednesday, debating whether to censure, even expel, Ambassador Paul Cellucci.

Cellucci told a business audience in Toronto Tuesday that Americans are disappointed and hurt by Canada's decision. He bluntly warned that there will be short-term consequences.

The speech stung many Liberal MPs, some of whom urged the government to file a formal protest against the ambassador.

Other Liberals believe Cellucci was only reacting to a string of anti-American comments made by senior members of the Chrétien government.

This isn't the first time Cellucci has criticized Canadian policy. He has complained that Canada doesn't spend enough money on defence.

Some Liberal caucus members had a few undiplomatic things to say about Cellucci. Scarborough-Agincourt MP Jim Karygiannis said Cellucci had no business commenting on Canadian policies.

"We're the ones that speak on behalf of our electorate. Cellucci doesn't get elected in our constituencies. He doesn't get elected in Canada," Karygiannis said.

Thirty-six Liberals lined up to speak in caucus, after an Ontario MP argued Canada should lodge a formal protest.

One camp argued the ambassador crossed the line, behaving more like a partisan politician than a diplomat. Some even argued he should be recalled.

Other MPs said he was responding to the anti-American comments by Liberals: cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal calling President George W. Bush a failed statesman and MP Carolyn Parrish calling Americans "bastards."

Irwin Cotler, who represents the Montreal riding of Mount Royal, says the prime minister has a tough job ahead of him convincing Americans that the differences over Iraq are based on policy, not personality.

"What they couldn't abide by were the kinds of statements that seemed to suggest that Bush was worse than Saddam Hussein. Those are the kind of hurtful and harmful references that began to resonate in the United States," Cotler said.

Chrétien heard everyone out, before urging MPs to tone down the rhetoric.

Leadership contender Paul Martin agrees that Liberals need to choose their words with care. "Canadians are not anti-American," he said. "This government is not anti-American."

In the House of Commons, Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper expressed shock that the Liberals would consider expelling Cellucci when they've refused a U.S. request to expel Iraq's only diplomatic representative in Canada. "Why does the prime minister not grasp that his stance is deeply injurious to our national interest?" Harper asked.

Chrétien reminded the Commons that Canadians took in 40,000 Americans after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, that Canada has contributed to the war on terrorism by sending troops to Afghanistan and ships to the Arabian Sea.

Chrétien said Canada will also contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq.

Written by CBC News Online staff