Quote of the Day
From today's Globe and Mail:
"If he had his way, we wouldn't have multiculturalism and we wouldn't have anybody who didn't look like Stephen Harper or [think] like Stephen Harper," Immigration Minister Joe Volpe charged last night.
They really, actually believe that sort of stuff. I don't know what to say. I remember hearing an American political commentator say once that in order to understand American politics, one has to realize that while conservatives think that liberals are naive, stupid or whatever else - that's nothing in comparison to the liberal view that conservatives are evil. I guess it's the same in Canada. I don't know whether to be shocked or saddened by that comment. That type of disingenous political discourse should not pass in a country like Canada. Does Volpe really believe what he said? Is he that stupid? Is he that out of touch? Is he so devoid of a sense of public service that in order to carry forward in his job, he has to convince himself that the opposition leader is a racist bigot? What a fool. It's not only insulting to Harper and the majority of the conservative caucus, it's ten times more insulting for the immigrants in Harper's caucus, which happens to be the most ethnically diverse in the House, and it's just as insulting and offensive to the immigrant and second-generation Canadians that support the Conservatives. Ahh... I could go on and on with this post, but it's just too depressing to witness such a complete idiot in cabinet. What a joke.
"If he had his way, we wouldn't have multiculturalism and we wouldn't have anybody who didn't look like Stephen Harper or [think] like Stephen Harper," Immigration Minister Joe Volpe charged last night.
They really, actually believe that sort of stuff. I don't know what to say. I remember hearing an American political commentator say once that in order to understand American politics, one has to realize that while conservatives think that liberals are naive, stupid or whatever else - that's nothing in comparison to the liberal view that conservatives are evil. I guess it's the same in Canada. I don't know whether to be shocked or saddened by that comment. That type of disingenous political discourse should not pass in a country like Canada. Does Volpe really believe what he said? Is he that stupid? Is he that out of touch? Is he so devoid of a sense of public service that in order to carry forward in his job, he has to convince himself that the opposition leader is a racist bigot? What a fool. It's not only insulting to Harper and the majority of the conservative caucus, it's ten times more insulting for the immigrants in Harper's caucus, which happens to be the most ethnically diverse in the House, and it's just as insulting and offensive to the immigrant and second-generation Canadians that support the Conservatives. Ahh... I could go on and on with this post, but it's just too depressing to witness such a complete idiot in cabinet. What a joke.
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