Responsible member of the international community...

That's what Canadians like to call Canada.

Canada is supposedly a responsible member of the international community because "we listen to the UN" or because we sign onto treaties of international law, etc. Most of the stuff that supposedly makes us "responsible" requires us to do nothing. By NOT going into Iraq, we're responsible, by NOT bypassing the all-powerful and invincible United Nations, we're responsible. What happens when being "responsible" actually requires "doing something"?

That's why I so love Kyoto. There's no chance that Kyoto will ever be implemented in any meaningful way, so how will the federal Liberals continue to convince Canadians that Canada is a "responsible member of the international community"? Since I've always predicted that a Conservative government will form within the next couple of years... I can only imagine that they'll blame the Conservatives.

"We would've got it done, if those oil/Bush/America/Alberta loving Conservatives didn't happen to win that election..."

And then the Conservatives will likely carry the blame for something that would've never happened anyway. Grrrrreat.