Daily Archives: 10/12/2007
Harper Appoints Afghanistan Panel
| 10/12/2007 | Posted by Patti under Afghanistan, Canadian Politics |
In a shrewd, albeit calculating, move on Friday Harper appointed a five person panel to explore our future role in Afghanistan at the end of the current February 2009 mission mandate. The panel is to be headed up by John Manley, former deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs during Jean Chretien’s time in office. While not officially in political life anymore, Manley remains a staunch Liberal.
Harper claims that his decision to appoint a panel to examine our role in Afghanistan is an attempt to remove the partisan politics from the issue. It’s a move that is not unwelcomed and is in all likelihood overdue. The opposition parties for the most part appear to have determined their stand on Afghanistan based on being opposed to Harper rather than what is good for Canada and our world commitments. (more…)
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