Canada's Opposition snub(Only Conservative leader Stephen Harper will meet Bush)

Winnipeg Sun ^ | November 28,2004 | Stephanie Rubec

[youngtory]

I'm glad that my leader will have a brief meeting with your president. He has been the only pro-American leader in the house of commons.

[xJones]

I'm glad also. Bush has taken the gloves off, and he knows who our friends really are. Best of luck to your leader.

[speedy]

I hope Harper and Bush talk about ways to revive Canada's Conservatives. It would be great to have our governments moving in the same direction again. Hope there are a lot more of you young tories out there, and glad to see you on this forum. Keep that Free Dominion growing.

[MisterRepublican]

Bush would accomplish as much setting down to talk to Osama bin Laden. Nothing.

[conservativecorner]

Sounds like the Canadian dealer pulled a SMACK DOWN on the fringe left. Good for him!!

[hawkaw]

It is the House rules but I'm glad it is happening too. Time for Harper and Bush to get to know one another since Harper may have a shot at being PM in a couple of years.

[youngtory]

I also hear that Bush will be having dinner with hundreds of people in my home town of Gatineau but only certain people are invited.

[zygoat]

I'm glad that my leader is meeting your leader too.
( I just enjoy it when I get to call G.W. my leader:)

[KwasiOwusu]

Why on earth should President Bush meet with a bunch of Bush-hating French Canadian opposition leaders, who have spent the past 4 years spewing out rabid anti-American hate every day?
Doesn't make any sense to me for Bush to meet these guys.
They are not relevant to this country. We don't give two hoots what they think.
Screw these guys.

[aaronbeth]

From an old SNL news skit: "I AM CANADA! FEAR MY WRATH!" hahaha...fear my barren tundra,more likely. I grew up about 1 hour from the Canadian border in NY, and people went to visit Canada for 2 reasons:their strippers are wilder, and marijuana is their only cash crop.

[youngtory]

Agreed they're not relevant in Canada either because their parties don't have a chance in hell of forming the government.

[hawkaw]

Do you mean actual Town of "Gatineau" along Highway 148 or are you talking the combined municipality that includes Hull?

[youngtory]

The combined municipalities that include Hull.

[hawkaw]

Cool area.

Take care

hawk (Kingston, Ontario)

[youngtory]

Layton said together the opposition leaders represent more Canadians than Martin's Liberal party does. Oh now after he ditched the other opposition parties to stand behind the lieberals with the speech from the throne, he is now talking the number of opposition seats being larger than the governing party. I'm glad that Bush is not seeing this joker, he's a waste of time and as for Duceppe, why would Bush want to see a leader who advocates ripping our country in half?

[Redbob]

I think it would be a terrible mistake for Bush to so much as say "Hello" to the leader of the "Bloc Quebecois" - and I think Bush's team knows that.

[hawkaw]

You have to be very careful with Layton. I sure hope that a vast majority of Canadians see through him and his anti NATO and NORAD stances.

[imintrouble]

I wish the President had not bothered with the expense and time out of his busy days to visit Canada.

They are so energized against him, it reads like another war to be fought up north. Do people in Canada get so bored they have to have something to hate to feel alive?

He should have sent a nice Christmas Card and been done with it.... pardon me: "Holiday Card" to Canada...they don't have Christmas do they?

[river rat]

Our President doesn't suffer fools....

He refused to meet with Arafat...
He has put Chirac on the "to do" list...
He decided his "friendship" with Fox of Mexico, was one sided.
He has refused to bow to the corrupt U.N....

Our LEADER, is addressing the critical mission of our era - unlike the cowardly bastard Clinton, that preceeded him.

Why should he waste his valuable time listening to the brain farts of Canadian clymers?

Semper Fi

[geedee]

Nice to see a young Conservative in Canada . . . you have your job cut out for and I wish you all the best.

Nice post by the way.