NY Times: New Prime Minister Is Steering Canada Cautiously to the Right

[La_Serpiente]

New Prime Minister Is Steering Canada Cautiously to the Right

TORONTO, Dec. 19 — As one of his first acts in office, Prime Minister Paul Martin fired Jean Chrétien's personal chef and replaced him and his Québécois provincial meat-and-potato fare with a Portuguese-born chef known for his elegant presentations of nouvelle cuisine.

In big ways and small, Mr. Martin's first week in office has been marked by symbolic shifts in style and policy. The trend in Ottawa is already more businesslike and conservative — friendlier to the United States and to the Canadian military.

Among his first moves was making several changes in government ethics rules, including a prohibition on cabinet members accepting travel on noncommercial charters and private jets, a source of several scandals in the Chrétien government.

At Mr. Martin's swearing-in ceremony on Dec. 12, a Native Canadian elder conducted a "cleansing ceremony" complete with burning sage as a sign that the government would change course, even though Mr. Martin has succeeded a fellow Liberal whom he served as finance minister.

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New Prime Minister Is Steering Canada Cautiously to the Right

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[LibertyorDeath]

1. As finance minister and now as PM Martin is owner of

Canada Steamship Lines witch is registered offshore so as to avoid paying Canadian Tax this is the former fucking finance minister were
talking about here what else do you need to know about this pond scum.

His grand vision of a better Canada

Better for who yeah thats what i thought.

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

2. Don't go right

Hope Martin doesn't windup kissing Bushs' ass!

[Come Together]

3. Right.

I've heard lots from Canadian friends that he's even more of a cretin than Chretien!

This guy is a real prize! :eyes:

[gator_in_Ontario]

4. As an American

who hopes to immigrate to Canada as the same-sex spouse of a Canadian citizen, we are watching his every move. Hopefully his election will not be a move backwards...

[LeftistGorilla]

5. As a Canadian...

this is no secret....

his cabinet is filled with Western MP's which are seen more right leaning than Eastern Canadians...

of course... our right-wing is nothing like the American rightwing... more like the American democrat...

[cowpie]

6. He sounds rather moderate

Hopefully some good economic policy will help Canada. Also, hopefully this will improve US Canadian relations without Canada becoming a lap dog. Gator I wish the two of you all possible happiness, if not here wherever your travels take you.

[LeftistGorilla]

7. Paul Martin is known...

for lickin American booty....

He's also into the idea of selling off Canadian Companies to American Interests...
an Idea that most Canadians are against....


google Mel Hutig for more info