Canadian Issues - The Travelling PM capebretoner - Sun Jan 23, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject: The Travelling PM
How do you feel about our PM travelling the world? Is he doing too much travelling? Or do you think that this is the way to get the Canadian stance on world issues known?
Personally I feel that Martin is spending too much time away from home. I think that it is very important for our government to be involve with the rest of the world, he should give more responsibility to his foreign affairs minister.
HickoryStick - Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject:
I think it says a lot about our Prime Minister when you see that he's been to foreign countries more then he's been to Canadian provinces.
Nothing wrong with a travelling government-head, but why doesn't he actually have an agenda of some sort?
Travelling for the sake of travelling is pretty silly.
eastern capitalist - Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:40 pm Post subject:
He has two ministers that he could use to travel around promoting Canadian intersts. Of course, why the government thinks by travelling it can drum up support for business is beyond me. Why not just lower the taxes and open the market and let Canadians can on with working in their own self-interst.
I mean really, has Martin done anything other than trying to slam a MP, make a foolish remark about Human Rights "progress" in China, meet with some terrorists and get in the way of relief/aid efforts?