Fellow Canadians: What's your take on this Paul Martin quote from Tuesday?

[tuvor]

From "Toast by Prime Minister Paul Martin in honour of George W. Bush, President of the United States of America"

"We committed ourselves today to a more sophisticated partnership, one driven by a commitment to co-operation across North America and beyond its borders. It is in the spirit of this partnership that I propose a toast to our friendship...."

http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/news.asp?id=343

[LeftistGorilla]

1. here is what I hear...

blah blah blah *please take our beef* blah blah blah....

[iverglas]

2. yeah, and

"... remember that I have a minority government and can't afford to piss anybody off right now even though I'd love to lick your boots and buy a few missiles."

[Mother Jones]

3. That's what I heard too....

Is it just me, or is this minority govt. a GREAT thing for us Canadians?

Granted, that may just be exclusive to those of us who don't like Martin or his tory-lite policies/behavior. When I heard the concessions to the throne speech, I was thrilled.

[u4ic]

4. Now here's a six degrees of separation exercise

Bush...sophisticated...

Anyone want to have a go? :evilgrin:

[arikara]

5. ok, a little milder than the terminology that I usually use but

for the sake of your exercise

...apathetic

[arikara]

6. I am so very thankful

that we have a minority government.

[Hand]

7. It is the yapping of a Poodle-wannabe... nt

[HamiltonHabs32]

8. i agree

I am pleased with the current minority gov. we should do this every year.

[Canadian_moderate]

9. Not much

He's not stupid enough to commit to something that is very unpopular in Canada.

Like many other social liberal/fiscal conservative Canadians, I happen to like Paul Martin. I don't blame him for forcing Chrétien out after the latter overstayed his welcome. I tend to like a true diplomat as a Prime Minister, someone we don't have to be embarrassed about on the international stage.

In a perfect world we would have all the social programs needed to make life comfortable for those who are less fortunate, but in reality our demographic make this next to impossible. I for one, am glad he's not mortgaging our future by being fiscally irresponsible like so many of his predecessors.