Flip Flopping and Backpeddling - Typical Liberal fodder?
So yesterday Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj and NDP MP Peggy Nash called for the de-listing of Hezbollah from Canada’s terror list . This followed their visit to Lebanon, along with Bloc counterpart, Maria Mourani. The three were on a fact-finding mission arranged by the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations.
However, the loose-lipped comments calling for Hezbollah’s removal by both Wrzesnewskyj and Nash, were evidently made in jest, for it didn’t take long for the MPs’ offices in Canada to either retract or deny their comments. For Wrzesnewskyj, it’s a full out denial of his comments. Although he in on record on CBC Radio and other sources as stating that Hezbollah should no longer be on Canada’s terrorist list, he now says, “I’ve said all along that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization and will continue to be.” (CTV Website) Sorry Borys, but that’s not what you said yesterday! Can this confusion be attributed to typical Liberal waffling or to an incompetent novice MP?
Some, such as the B’Nai Brith, have expressed their outrage that Canadian MPs would express support of such a notion. But does it really come as a shock? First, you have a Liberal that’s served in Parliament for just over two years. Not only should we expect that he’d flip flop on an issue but it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that he might not be entirely informed on the issue – it was the Liberals who placed Hezbollah on Canada’s terrorist listing in the first place! Second, you have a bleeding heart rookie NDP Member. Need I say more? Even Jack Layton won’t pin down where his party really stands on Hezbollah, how should his Members be expected to demonstrate a coherent position?
What is interesting, however, is that while Bloc Member, Maria Mourani attended the same fact-finding mission, she was not suckered in to making the same controversial comments that her Liberal and NDP counterparts made. Perhaps the Bloc has it more together than the yahoos in the other two opposition parties. It’s sad when the separatists are the voice of reason in the opposition!
However, the loose-lipped comments calling for Hezbollah’s removal by both Wrzesnewskyj and Nash, were evidently made in jest, for it didn’t take long for the MPs’ offices in Canada to either retract or deny their comments. For Wrzesnewskyj, it’s a full out denial of his comments. Although he in on record on CBC Radio and other sources as stating that Hezbollah should no longer be on Canada’s terrorist list, he now says, “I’ve said all along that Hezbollah is a terrorist organization and will continue to be.” (CTV Website) Sorry Borys, but that’s not what you said yesterday! Can this confusion be attributed to typical Liberal waffling or to an incompetent novice MP?
Some, such as the B’Nai Brith, have expressed their outrage that Canadian MPs would express support of such a notion. But does it really come as a shock? First, you have a Liberal that’s served in Parliament for just over two years. Not only should we expect that he’d flip flop on an issue but it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that he might not be entirely informed on the issue – it was the Liberals who placed Hezbollah on Canada’s terrorist listing in the first place! Second, you have a bleeding heart rookie NDP Member. Need I say more? Even Jack Layton won’t pin down where his party really stands on Hezbollah, how should his Members be expected to demonstrate a coherent position?
What is interesting, however, is that while Bloc Member, Maria Mourani attended the same fact-finding mission, she was not suckered in to making the same controversial comments that her Liberal and NDP counterparts made. Perhaps the Bloc has it more together than the yahoos in the other two opposition parties. It’s sad when the separatists are the voice of reason in the opposition!
posted by Saskatory at
10:52 PM
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Canada is one of only six countries which designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group -the others being Israel, the U.S., the Netherlands, the U.K. and Australia. The last two recognize only Hezbollah's "External Security Oranization" as being a terrorist organization.
Hezbollah has a political wing and a militant wing, but it also performs community work - which is likely what the MPs were shown by their media-saavy Hezbollah handlers - such as running hospitals and schools.
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